Antique Edwardian Crimped Brown & Polson Advertising Jelly Mould

This is a lovely example of an antique turn of the century white ironstone jelly, jello or blancmange mould in the rarer crimped shape.

Brown & Polson's were the first company to manufacture corn flour in Britain in the mid 1800s. And they were quick to realise the benefits of advertising their products in items used regularly in kitchens across the country. They would often print recipes on to common pieces of kitchenalia, illustrating how their products could be used as an ingredient, advertising their range of products at the same time.

This mould is for their Corn Flour Blanc-Mange. It features the recipe in black transfer print on one side of the mould. These pieces really stand out proudly on display in a modern kitchen, and they are still very durable for use as a jelly mould today too. This Edwardian mould is also a little rarer than most due to its shape; the more common, and later, moulds are rounder in shape. 

This mould is in excellent condition for its age, with the underglazed black transfer print recipe still very clear, and the mould itself still quite clean. There is a small amount of blurring to the transfer but it is all legible. There is some very light crazing all over and some minor scuff marks, as well as a small firing fault to the inside but these flaws are all very minor and it is a lovely example. 

The mould is still perfectly usable and will also look fabulous on display as part of an ironstone or kitchenalia collection.

Width, 19cm (at base); Depth, 14cm; Height, 11.5cm