Lot Essay
For similar heart, round and diamond shaped tin cheesemolds, see Lasansky, To Cut, Piece and Solder, pp. 48 - 9.
Details
A GROUP OF PIERCED TINNED SHEET METAL CHEESEMOLDS
PENNSYLVANIA, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a small Lancaster County heart-shaped mold with all over pierced crescent and dot decoration, and D-shaped handle with loop feet; a large heart shaped mold with all-over pierced dot decoration, two D-shaped handles and loop feet; a diamond-shaped mold with pierced crescent and dot decoration on loop feet; a circular mold with pierced crescent and dot decortaion on bracket feet with pressing lid; and a small rectangular tin box centering a pressed bird on the conforming heinged lid--8in. wide the largest (3)
PENNSYLVANIA, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a small Lancaster County heart-shaped mold with all over pierced crescent and dot decoration, and D-shaped handle with loop feet; a large heart shaped mold with all-over pierced dot decoration, two D-shaped handles and loop feet; a diamond-shaped mold with pierced crescent and dot decoration on loop feet; a circular mold with pierced crescent and dot decortaion on bracket feet with pressing lid; and a small rectangular tin box centering a pressed bird on the conforming heinged lid--8in. wide the largest (3)
Provenance
The Bohnes, Newmanstown, Pa., September 29, 1984 (the diamond shaped cheesemold)
Exhibited
York, Pennsylvania, The Historical Society of York County, "Pennsylvania German Influence," March 15 - September 6, 1976, the spice box