Here is a pie dish that has the particularity of being cast right after a church bell, in order not to waste any of the molten metal. Therefore, it is made of the same bronze and can be considered the little sister of a bell, just a few minutes apart, though not an exact twin.
Here is a pie dish that has the particularity of being cast right after a church bell, in order not to waste any of the molten metal. Therefore, it is made of the same bronze and can be considered the little sister of a bell, just a few minutes apart, though not an exact twin.
Bell Bronze Pie Dish – 19th Century – Southwest – [MP043]

Most of us are familiar with cast iron pie dishes, but this one has the uniqueness of being made of bronze. Not just any bronze, but it was cast right after a major event for each parish and every church steeple. Are you following? This pie dish had the privilege of being part of a tradition full of common sense. In the past, when the time came to cast a new bell, master founders always planned to make molds for complementary household utensils to use all of the molten metal. To ensure that the hungry bell mold was fully filled, they needed to have a little extra, just to be sure there was enough. Thus, this pie dish scraped the bottom of the cauldron until the last drop and now stands as the little sister of a bell, only a few minutes apart, even if not exactly twin sisters.

Dimensions:
Width: 34.5 cm, height: 17 cm, diameter: 22 cm.
Reference: [MP043]

This bell bronze pie dish had the mission, like all its cast iron counterparts, of cooking the famous Périgord pies over embers, filled with bacon, porcini mushrooms, or salsify depending on the season, and garnished with a beautiful slice of goose or duck on special occasions.
This bell bronze pie dish had the mission, like all its cast iron counterparts, of cooking the famous Périgord pies over embers, filled with bacon, porcini mushrooms, or salsify depending on the season, and garnished with a beautiful slice of goose or duck on special occasions.
Here is a pie dish that has the particularity of being cast right after a church bell, in order not to waste any of the molten metal. Therefore, it is made of the same bronze and can be considered the little sister of a bell, just a few minutes apart, though not an exact twin.
Bell Bronze Pie Dish – 19th Century – Southwest – [MP043]

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