Mold, Butter
Object number84.196
Date1800-1899
Mediumwood; metal
Credit LineGift of Rosalie Persons
DescriptionCarved wooden butter mold with bulbous handle and screw at top. Flat bottom is carved with a sheaf of wheat design.Dimensions3.5 in. (8.9 cm)Historical NotesPart of a collection handed down through the Persons family.Label TextCarved wood butter molds from the 1800s. Flat bottoms are carved with the design to be imprinted on the butter pat. One is a pineapple and palm leaf design, the other features a wheat sheaf.
On View
On view
1800-1899
c. 1773
WearEver, subsidiary of ALCOA, Inc.
1970-1979
c. 2000