MINIATURE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND CHEF MESNIER CUSTOM MADE STATUE SILICONE MOLD, 20TH CENTURY

MINIATURE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND CHEF MESNIER CUSTOM MADE STATUE SILICONE MOLD, 20TH CENTURY 20th Century, American, Washington D.C. The two pieces include a silicone mold and Lady Liberty souvenir. The mold was created by impressing both the front and back of the Lady Liberty miniature Chef Mesnier found in a souvenir shop. Once molded, the chocolate Lady Liberty dessert was used during a lunch event at Liberty Island in 1986 for the Reagan family. The base of the miniature is signed Wang Jida 84. See final dessert image. (2) - h:10.25 w:2.25 in.

Provenance: Private collection of Former White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier. First Lady Rosalynn Carter hired Mesnier, who served 26 years under five presidents: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. According to Creating the Sweet World of White House Desserts: A Pastry Chef's Secrets, Mesnier created stunning desserts for more than 40 queens, kings, princes, princesses and heads of state.

Literature: Roland Mesnier and Mark Ramsdell, Creating the Sweet World of White House Desserts: A Pastry Chef's Secrets (Washington, D.C.: The White House Historical Association, 2019), pp. 250-251.