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Spade, Butter-Working

Object Name:
Spade, Butter-Working
Object ID:
1969.052.16
Date:
1860
Description:
Butter paddle. Wood. Short handle spreads out to wide blade. Slightly rounded corners on end. Handle is hexagonal and sides blend into blade. Small hanging hole at end of handle. Some type of slight residue inside handle hole. Handle and blade flat on top surface. Blade on bottom tapers at end toward top surface.
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
H-0.6 W-2.85 L-9.75 inches
Provenance:
Objects and manuscripts from the Nims and Knight families of Roxbury and the Rugg family of Sullivan, given by a descendant, Helen E. (Mrs. Charles B.) Knight of Marlborough.
Credit Line:
Gift of Helen E. Knight
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