A  very good early 1800s mahogany riddle board, which were used in Scotland and the North of England for making oatcakes and oatbread.The boards were scored diagonally. A similar one is illustrated in Pinto, plate 144.
The board comes from the Angela Walford/ Angela Kay collection and hung in her kitchen.
Angela Kay grew up on the Fylde coast. She was educated in Scotland  and she travelled to Europe at 17 and met her future husband  on a train to Barcelona. In Europe she learned to cook, then went to work for Jean Conil, a French chef in London. As well as writing his books for him, she collaborated with Elizabeth David on French  Provincial Cooking. She then went on to write four books of her own.
It measures 46cm h x 45cm w
  C1810