sugar and chocolate (left)

shelf 3 (left)

Sugar found its way into many desserts, including pies, rich custards and puddings made with cream and eggs, and ice cream, which was quite a novelty in the 1700s. Used to cut and seal the dough of pie crusts, pie crimpers were carved from marine ivory by sailors on whaling ships. The names of the makers of these wares, especially the men of color, are, unfortunately, often unknown. However, the example on the left is believed to have been made by Shubael Lewis of Tisbury, Massachusetts, whose skin was identified as “dark” on whaling crewmen lists, which noted each sailor’s age, height, and eye, hair, and skin color.

 

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