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Butter print
Vesica shaped print with round knobbed flat-butted handle; central medallion motif of small centre branch of leaf, double fern branches with daisy on each side and lateral flower above. Corners filled with veined floral triangle with central with central flanged triangle
Hand carved sycamore butter print from Gwynfe, 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.
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