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Woodens butter mold with handle carved in one piece, with star and tulip design on one side and geometric design on other side.
butter molds
cookware
carving (processes)
wood (plant material)
floral patterns
Treen
Wood
Carved
Star
Tulip
Mold, Butter
Incised along handle: ""1838"". [Evidence of marks for affixing a tape label appears on handle.]
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
7 1/4 (H), 3 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.674
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