Mold, Butter

Object Name:

Mold, Butter

Object ID:

1972.519.31

Description:

Butter Mold, 5-pieces. Wood. Maltese cross-shaped. Medium brown, fine-grained wood. Roughly square top piece with iron loops on sides that connect to iron loops in tops of wood sides of body. Four wood panels that lock at their corners to create a slightly tapered square cross-section mold. Two of the opposite sides have slots along their vertical sides. The two other sides lock into the slots when all sides brought together. Mold would be hand-held and butter would be packed inside with other hand. Top piece has a 6-pointed star design with smaller symmetrical details around it. One side is a design of a standing man's profile who is walking with a staff in extended arm and hand. Has hat with feather. Has long-arm gunstock sticking out of his backpack. Another panel has design of fanciful strawberry hanging from stem with small leaves. Another stem has three details leaves and some plain leaves. Another panel has a large fanciful flower blossom on stem with some smaller leaves below it and another small blossom with leaves below and to its right. Last panel has carved design of fanciful deer with two small antlers with curved tips similar to a prong-horn antelope. It is standing on a small mound with leaves extending upward beneath its feet. Leaves above antelope's body.

Material:

Wood
Iron

Dimensions:

H-8.8 W-2.5 D-2.6 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

Subjects:

Butter, Crosses