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Hand carved sycamore butter print.

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.

Twin circular prints with a pierced flat handle: large print has 6-pointed radial flower motif, small print has 4-leafed teardrop whirl. Inscription on back of larger print 'RR'.