Ornamental Confectionery and Practical Assistant to the Art of Baking

Art Historical Context

Published in 1893 by Herman Hueg, *Ornamental Confection and Practical Assistant to the of Baking* is a late-19th-century guidebook that blends practical instruction with artistic flair. Tucked into the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department as part of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection (quired through the Elisha Whittelsey Fund in 4), this compact volume—measuring just 7 11/16 x 5 1/8 x 5/8 inches—serves as both a recipe manual and a visual celebration of the confectioner's craft during the height of Europe's baking renaissance. The book's lithographic illustrations, a hal...