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Butter print
Butter print made of one piece of sycamore. From Whitland, south west 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.
Round butted handle; central hospitality pineaplle motif with two small leaves at base; within an ornate punched border.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F89.120.4
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(mm): 60
diameter
(mm): 88
Material
sycamore
Location
St Fagans Gweithdy gallery : Woodcarving
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