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Butter print
Sycamore butter print from Penarth, south Wales.
Butter prints were used to stamp butter ready for the market. The craft of carving the prints was common to many countries, but canoe-shaped prints are unique to Wales. The most popular designs were hearts, geometrical shapes, and patterns of lines spreading out from the centre of a circle. From about 1850 to 1900, roses, strawberries, cows, acorns, and pineapples were fashionable designs.
Knobbed detachable handle; 8-pointed leaf pattern star motif with an incised triple cross pattern between each point; within a wide flanged border.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F71.265.4
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height (mm): 90
diameter (mm): 101
Material
sycamore
Location
St Fagans Gweithdy gallery : Woodcarving
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