Chocolate moulds

Datasheet
Type of object
Chocolate mould
Origin
Switzerland
Technique and material

Copper

Date
20th century
Dimensions
11 x 11 cm / 8 x 8 cm / 6 x 6 cm

These copper moulds were used to make chocolates shaped like pots, the emblem of the Fête de l’Escalade in Geneva. This festival commemorates the battle won on 12 December 1602 and the resultant independence of Geneva from Savoy.