TIN ROOSTER CHOCOLATE DESSERT MOLD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

TIN ROOSTER CHOCOLATE DESSERT MOLD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY The mold is in the form of a crowing rooster with large tail feathers plumed, the metal chocolate mold was used to form a bird that perched on a large chocolate Easter egg centerpiece during a formal Easter event at the White House. It is marked with manufacturer's numbers 35 and 38 - h:12.50 w:7.75 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), p. 10.