Victorian
Circa mid to late 19th century | England
An antique Victorian pewter ice-cream mould shaped in the form of a rose. Pewter moulds were used hugely popular in the Victorian era thanks to the ‘Queen of Ices’, Mrs Agnes Bertha Marshall (see The Gen).
DIMENSIONS: Length 6 cm.
SIGNATURES, MARKINGS & INSCRIPTIONS: Unmarked.
CONDITION: In very good condition, with wear commensurate with antique age and use of such a piece. The mould has a lovely dark patina on the outside and is bright inside.
REFERENCES: For examples of similar small moulds see page 13 of the advertisements in Fancy Ices, Mrs A.B. Marshall, 1894 where they were advertised to be sold by the dozen! Also, see similar moulds at the Powerhouse Museum, Object No. A7651.
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THE GEN
Agnes Bertha Marshall was one of the most successful entrepreneurs in late Victorian England. Mrs Marshall was the inventor of possibly the first ice-cream cone with her ‘Margaret cornets’ which appeared in her book Fancy Ices in 1894; she invented the Marshall’s Patent Freezer; she ran classes on how to make and mould the ices and she published two books on the subject, Book of Ices (1885) and Fancy Ices (1894).
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