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Scoop

Object Name:
Scoop
Object ID:
1978.079.44.1
Description:
Scoop (butter worker), wood. Light tan dense wood, roughly carved. Smooth surface due to use. Some small crevices on right inside surface of scoop. Some small chips missing from front edge of scoop. Paper label adhered to top of handle at end; white with black printed number: "203". Paper label tagged with string, inscribed in ink: "James C. Sawyer Collection / Durham, N. H. / #57-a Wooden butter Worker / (scoop type) / (203)".
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
W-4.8 L-9.8 D-1.6 inches
Provenance:
From collection assembled by James Cowan Sawyer (1872-1944) in Durham, NH. Donated by his sons, Charles H. and George F. Sawyer.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles H. and George F. Sawyer
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