Gingerbread Stamp

From Henry Whitfield State Museum

Whitewood

4.5 in W 5.75 in L

Stamps were used to decorate the top of gingerbread by pressing them onto the dough after it was spread into the baking pan. This stamp, with its linear design, belonged to Sarah "Sally" Handy (1750-1849). She lived in the Leete's Island section of Guilford in 1781 when the British raided during the American Revolution.

Received from Mrs. Lucy Ann Norton Hunt of Guilford in 1902

Accession/ID Number HW1902.138

Subjects

• Gingerbread