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A wooden butter pat with a grooved surface, used for shaping butter into blocks once the buttermilk has been removed. It is part of the Saint Mary Bourne Collection, from the village of Saint Mary Bourne in Hampshire.

1 butter pat; wooden (Beech); fair condition: chipped at corner and side

MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Id no.: 65/128 // Object name: PAT // Other name: SCOTCH HAND // … // Description: A wooden butter pat made from one piece of wood with a grooved face and rounded handle. // Use: For working and manipulating butter into portions after the removal of butter milk.’, MERL miscellaneous note – ‘The St. Mary Bourne Collection // 65/128. Butter Pat'