Mould shaped like a maybug
Contemporary Era, Europe
AL5725
To celebrate the return of clement weather, on 1 May it was customary for children in German-speaking areas to receive a chocolate maybug. Until the 1950s, real maybugs were a choice ingredient of Maikäfersuppe, maybug soup, served in France and Germany.
Datasheet
- Type: Mould
- Place of origin: Europe
- Materials and techniques: Metal
- Date: circa 1925
- Dimensions: 2.5 x 16 x 8.5 cm
- Weight: 107 g
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