Author Topic: What would you call this, a cake box? A pie carrier? A bread box?  (Read 5487 times)

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Re: What would you call this, a cake box? A pie carrier? A bread box?
« Reply #15 on: November 10, 2012, 10:23:04 pm »
I think if it were Amish they would not have faces, like Amish dolls. As I understand it is a religious belief about creating graven images. I suspect it is just out of someone's imagination and doesn't strictly follow a style. That would be my guess.
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Re: What would you call this, a cake box? A pie carrier? A bread box?
« Reply #16 on: November 10, 2012, 10:33:06 pm »
It just reminded me of when I used to go to Lancaster, Pa.
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Re: What would you call this, a cake box? A pie carrier? A bread box?
« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2012, 12:49:14 am »
Looks like my people, that's for sure!
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Re: What would you call this, a cake box? A pie carrier? A bread box?
« Reply #19 on: November 11, 2012, 04:36:06 am »
Now in earlier times, renters of apartments were lucky if they had something to cook on. And if they did it probably looked similar to what is pictured below.



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Re: What would you call this, a cake box? A pie carrier? A bread box?
« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2012, 10:18:47 am »
In the 70`s the Amish couple were a popular theme in tole art !!

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Re: What would you call this, a cake box? A pie carrier? A bread box?
« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2012, 10:56:15 am »
I do know that it came from somewhere on the east coast, and that's where the lady was who did the painting. So I guess she was a Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish artist. It's unsigned unfortunately. Now I'm kinda curious!
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