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Butter print
Double-ended, side handled mould. Two radials and two hearts. Initials MT or TM have been added
Sycamore butter print from Carreg Cennen, 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.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
37.684.3
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(mm): 80
Length
(mm): 200
Width
(mm): 100
Material
sycamore
Location
In store
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