51/539

This wooden gingerbread mould, made of yew wood, is incised with a design incorporating a heart on one side and a figure on the other. It was given to Lavinia Smith by Mr John Denniss, whose family had been bakers in East Hendred for 200 years.

1 gingerbread mould: wood (yew); fair condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'Mr. John Denniss of East Hendred (Berkshire) gave this mould to Miss Smith. It measures 5.6 by 6.1 inches and is 1 inch thick. On one side there is a design incorporating a heart, and on the other a figure, which is rather indistinct. // The wood is yew. // See also 51/108.M', Lavinia Smith No. 96., Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) – 'A list of the contents of the East Hendred museum. July 5 1940 //Small articles on the Wood Table // 93-97. Five gingerbread moulds given to me by John Denniss whose family have been the village bakers for 200 years', Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 45 // Two Gingerbread Moulds // Lent by Museum of English Rural Life' (The catalogue description could also refer to 51/538, 51/537, 51/540 and 51/536)

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)