Spade, Butter-working
- Object Name:
- Spade, Butter-working
- Object ID:
- 1976.071.07 a
- Date:
- 1800-1900
- Description:
- Butter Paddle, flat wood. Medium tan, fine-grained hardwood. Handle is rectangular in cross-section with rounded edges. Handle is fairly long compared to blade. Blade has flat end with chamfered corners. Handle tapers slightly toward blade then tapers out to rectangular blade area. Sides of blade are flat. Front of blade is flat, Top and bottom edges of blade at front are tapered due to wear and front corners are slightly rounded due to wear. Thickness of paddle tapers fairly uniformly from handle to front of blade which is 0.2" thick.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- W-3.2 L-16.2 D-0.8 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Clement family homestead, Clement Hill Rd., Deering, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Given in Memory of Ruth Ethel Clement Farr
- People:
- Clement, Ruth, Farr, Ruth
Electronic Resources are only available to New Hampshire Historical Society members. To access electronic resources, please join the New Hampshire Historical Society.