Churn, Butter
- Object Name:
- Churn, Butter
- Object ID:
- 2013.500.050
- Date:
- 1825-1850
- Description:
- Butter churn. Wood, painted yellow. Table model, without legs. Cylindrical body with square front and back. No markings. Front and back pieces are held togther with two dowels on each side. Vertical post on each corner fits onto dowels. Hand crank on one side. Iron flange on each side, for crank shaft. Removable domed cover. Wooden churning assembly inside. Old printed paper label on top: "LOAN EXHIBIT BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY".
- Material:
- Wood
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-18 W-18.5 L-12.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Source unknown. Placed on long-term loan at the Franklin Pierce Homestead in Hillsborough, NH, in the 1950s. Returned 10/02/2013.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Butter, Butter churns, Butter making
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