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This round butter print is carved with a formal design giving the effect of a flower. It is made of sycamore.
Butter prints were used for leaving a hallmark of the place of origin on blocks of butter and often had symbolic designs. This round print is carved with a formal design giving the effect of a flower. It is made of sycamore, a close-grained wood often used for dairy equipment, where scrubbing and cleaing is important, and has a handle.

1 butter print: wood (box-wood); good condition