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This butter print shows a thistle design, with a patterned border. This butter print was used in Surrey.
This is a putter print, a tool used for stamping butter with the hallmark of the place where it was made. This print is round, with an upright handle. The print shows a thistle design, with a patterned border. This butter print was used in Surrey.

1 butter print; wooden (sycamore); poor condition: cracked and worn with handle partly worn away

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This circular butter print has a diameter of 3 inches and stands 3 inches high. The design represents a thistle. The handle is partly worn away.', MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – 'Description: A round print with upright handle showing a thistle design with patterned border. It is made from one piece of wood. // Use: For stamping butter with the hallmark of its place of origin.'