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This wooden roller, made of sycamore, is a pastry stamp. It is carved with a design and used to decorate the edge of pastry. Lavinia Smith acquired it from George Dixon of Abingdon, Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire).

1 pastry stamp: wood (sycamore); good condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This is a wooden roller carved with a design which was used to decorate the edge of pastry. It has a deep groove in the roller between the two parts of the design. The roller runs on a small wooden handle. The wood is sycamore. // Miss Smith obtained this pastry stamp from Mr.G.Dixon of Abingdon (Berkshire). // It measures 5.3 inches in length.', Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) – 'A list of the contents of the East Hendred museum. July 5 1940 //Small articles on the Wood Table // 99. Little roller for making a design round the edge of pastry. G. Dixon of Abingdon.', Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) [page 10] – '[pencil sketch] // No.99 Pastry Roller'

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)