Object number
51/1249
Description
This is a tinned iron jelly mould with six hexagonal peaks surrounding a taller hexagonal peak. It was used at Papplewick Hall, Nottinghamshire, the donor's family home, from 1860 and then at Goldwell in Newbury, Berkshire, from 1916.
Physical description
1 jelly mould: metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This jelly mould come from Papplewick Hall, Nottingham, where it was used from some time after 1860. After 1915 [documentation for other objects from the donor states 1916] it was used at Goldwell, Newbury, Berkshire. // It is made of tinned iron and may have been galvanised on the outside. // It is in the form of one central hexagonal peak with 6 similar though slightly shorter peaks around it. It is set in a circular band on which the figures “F31” and below them “2” are engraved. The mould is 4.5 inches in diameter and 6 inches tall. The circular band is 1 inch wide.'
Production date
1850-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century, second half
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