Bread Peel

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

A “peel”, or “slice”, was a type of shovel or long-handled spatula used in fireplace cookery. A cook could use it to rearrange wood in the fire, to remove ashes, to create “burners” on the hearth by making piles of hot coals, and to place and remove food from the deep cavity of a beehive oven set into the wall. The long handle kept the user at a distance from the heat.

Related Items

Details

Item typeTools & Equipment
Food Processing Equipment
PlaceNew England
TopicFood, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
Revolutionary America, 1763–1783
The New Nation, 1784–1815
National Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialMetal
Process/FormatMetalworking; Hammered
Dimension detailsLength: 45.50 in Width: 7.75 in
Catalog #1885.05.01
View this item in our curatorial database →
Bread Peel. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1885-05-01/. Accessed on December 5, 2024.

Please note: Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.