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Culture:English
Title:mold
Date Made:1780-1790
Type:Food Processing
Materials:ceramic: lead-glazed cream-colored earthenware (creamware)
Place Made:United Kingdom; England; Staffordshire or Yorkshire
Measurements:overall: 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.; 8.5852 cm
Accession Number:  HD 59.058
Credit Line:Museum purchase
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
English creamware oval mold with a wavy rim. The body is pierced with bands of openwork, with a convex pineapple shape on the bottom. There is a plain foot rim around approximately 1/3 of the base to balance the pineapple shape so the the mold can stand flat. This mold was used to create a curd cheese. The mold was lined with cheese cloth and the whey drained away from the curds leaving a very soft formed cheese inside the mold. These types of pierced molds were part of the equipment of a refined dairy.

Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location)

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