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ANTIQUE #SA1023678
antique georgian riddle board ex angela kay collection - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE MISCELLANEOUS - DATED GEORGIAN
 

Antique Georgian Riddle Board - Ex Angela Kay Collection

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Sold by: Opus Antiques

A very good early 1800s mahogany riddle board, which were used in Scotland and the North of England for making oatcakes and oatbread.The boards were scored diagonally to form squares. A similar one is illustrated in Pinto, plate 144.
 
The board comes from the Angela Walford/ Angela Kay collection and hung in her kitchen.
 
Angela Kay grew up on the Fylde coast. She was educated in Scotland and she travelled to Europe at 17 and met her future husband on a train to Barcelona. In Europe she learned to cook, then went to work for Jean Conil, a French chef in London. As well as writing his books for him, she collaborated with Elizabeth David on French Provincial Cooking. She then went on to write four books of her own.
 
It measures 46cm h x 45cm w
 
C1810
 
 
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1023678
Dateline of this antique is Georgian
Antique SA1023678 shown on this page was made in the Georgian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
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