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Butter print
This unique type of print was native to Wales. Shaped somewhat like a wide canoe, these prints with round knobs have been carved out of one piece of wood. Designs appear on the face and on the knobs, mostly hearts, radials and geometrics.
Hand carved sycamore butter print from Ystradfellte, south 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
59.305.5
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length
(mm): 290
Width
(mm): 125
Material
sycamore
Location
In store
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