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Butter Churn

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Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1850-1875

GUSN

GUSN-59940

Description

Tan and black cylindrical body with ear handles at the sides, a wide mouth, and a hummingbird decoration.

Details

Descriptive Terms

churns
cookware
salt glaze
stoneware (pottery)
Tool, Dairy
Churn
Churn

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Possibly Edmands (Maker)

Dimensions

13 5/8 (H), 9 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3516

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