Object number
60/111
Description
This rolling-pin type butter print is carved with a grooved design and would be rolled over the butter. It is made of beech wood.
Butter prints were used for leaving a hallmark of the place of origin on blocks of butter and often had symbolic designs. This rolling-pin type print is carved with a grooved design and would be rolled over the butter. It is made of beech wood.
Physical description
1 rolling-pin: wood (beech); cylindrical
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Description: This is a rolling-pin print made of wood which has a design of grooves carved on it. // Use: For rolling out the butter and marking it with a pattern.’
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