Late 19th Century Small Dark Victorian Food Mold With Wheat Sheaf Design

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Stoneware food mold with dark outer glaze and a pale inner glaze with a design of a wheat sheaf. These … Read more Stoneware food mold with dark outer glaze and a pale inner glaze with a design of a wheat sheaf. These make a great display when displayed together. This food mold is small and a different color than many molds, making it unusual.

The heavy oval stoneware vessel has a molded inner pattern of scalloping and has a well design at the bottom of a wheat sheaf. The outer color of the mold is a dark reddish brown. The inner mold has a gray color. The base of the mold is glazed and the top mouth edge is unglazed. Both the inside and outside glazes are smooth and shiny.

MEASUREMENTS
5 ½” (14.0 cm) long x 4 ½” (11.3 cm) wide x 3” (7.6 cm) tall. Weight 1 lb 0.3 oz (465 g)

CONDITION
There are three small chips on the base and a rim crack. There is a kiln crack in the wheat sheaf. These were used pieces of kitchen paraphernalia.

It looks good when displayed with the inside visible. I have a entire glass door cabinet in the kitchen with these food molds. They look great together.

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