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Butter print
Sycamore butter print carved by Ivor Lewis, Gwynfe, west Wales, 1905.
Butter prints were used to stamp butter ready for the market and the craft of carving the prints was common to many countries. 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.
Circular print carved with a six petalled flower within a hexagon, the whole enclosed within a circular border of dentil pattern. There is a turned handle at the back.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
60.528.2
Measurements
Height
(mm): 80
diameter
(mm): 120
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