Brown Bag Cookie Art Hummingbird Heart 1992 Stoneware Cookie Mold

This Brown Bag Cookie Art Hummingbird Heart cookie mold was produced by Hill Design in 1992. The heart-shaped stoneware mold features a hummingbird surrounded by flowers and leaves.

The natural cream-colored stoneware has clearly defined details, a built-in hanging hole, and some minor surface and shelf wear on the back. The dark line visible along the upper right rim was loose fuzz, not a crack.

Brown Bag Cookie Art became known for its decorative stoneware baking molds, with designs inspired by nature, folk art, and traditional home baking. This 1992 hummingbird design combines a practical cookie mold with the look of a decorative kitchen wall hanging.

Details

• Item: Brown Bag Cookie Art Hummingbird Heart cookie mold
• Item Type: Stoneware cookie mold and decorative wall hanging
• Era: 1992
• Materials: Unglazed stoneware ceramic
• Color: Natural cream and warm tan
• Maker and Mark: Brown Bag Cookie Art, Hill Design. Back marked BROWN BAG COOKIE ART and ©1992 HILL DESIGN.
• Pattern or Model: Hummingbird Heart
• Style: 1990s folk art and country kitchenware
• Dimensions: Approximately 6 inches wide, 6 inches tall, and 1/4 inch thick
• Special Features: Heart-shaped border, recessed hummingbird and floral design, natural stoneware finish, and hanging hole at the top

Hummingbird Heart Design

A hummingbird fills the center of the heart, with its wings extended and its long beak reaching toward a flower.

Additional flowers and leaves surround the bird. The raised details include individual feathers, flower petals, and leaf veins.

The heart-shaped outer border follows the floral design and comes to a point at the bottom.

A small hanging hole at the top allows the mold to be displayed on a kitchen wall when not being used for baking.

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: The mold retains its recognizable hummingbird and floral design, with minor surface wear and no chips or cracks.
• The hummingbird's wings, tail feathers, and beak remain clearly defined.
• The surrounding flowers retain their molded petal and center details.
• The heart-shaped border remains well defined.
• The natural stoneware color is consistent across the front.
• The original maker and 1992 copyright markings remain readable on the back.
• The hanging hole is present at the top.
• The mold retains its decorative appearance for kitchen display.

Issues / Wear

• Minor surface wear and small dark marks are visible on the front.
• The back shows scattered dark scuff marks and shelf wear.
• Light discoloration is visible in some recessed areas of the design.
• Some light rubbing is visible along the outer edges.

If you collect Brown Bag Cookie Art molds, this 1992 Hummingbird Heart brings together the detailed bird and floral designs associated with the company's stoneware baking pieces. It also makes a decorative kitchen wall hanging. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.