PEWTER ANIMAL ICE CREAM OR SORBET MOLDS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

PEWTER ANIMAL ICE CREAM OR SORBET MOLDS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY This assortment of seven animal molds in the form of a dove, cardinal, ham roast, horse, buffalo, rabbit, and snail was frequently used by Chef Mesnier during the holidays to create his highly regarded White House desserts (7) - h:4.75 w:4.25 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. 34-35.