Wheat Wide Border Carved Wooden BreadboardWheat Wide Border Carved Wooden Breadboard This breadboard has a carved wheat border, worn from use and love. Not quite perfectly round, approximately 11 11. 5 in diameter Thanks to the Corn Laws, in effect from 1815 1846, bread became a luxury item due to its high cost; in response, the growing middle class utilized ornate breadboards to display their wealth through the presentation of large, artfully arranged loaves at mealtimes. The Corn Laws were