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51/1236
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Butter prints were used for leaving a hallmark of the place of origin on blocks of butter and often had symbolic designs. This round print, probably one of a pair, is carved with a design incorporating a pineapple. It is made of sycamore, a close-grained wood often used for dairy equipment, where scrubbing and cleaing is important, and has a handle.
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1 butter print: wood [sycamore]; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
deposited by the Reading University, Dairying department
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