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This wooden bowl was used for making butter in, with pats. It was used on the dairy at Aberdunant Farm, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, and probably dates from about 1800. It was used by the same family for about 150 years.

1 bowl: wood; fair condition- woodworm

MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – 'Description: A bowl made from one piece of wood with a lip. // Use: For working butter in with pats. // History: Used by the same family for 150 years...', MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Used for working butter with pats not for skimming in the dairy on the farm at Aberdunant, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. // [pencil sketch] // Age // About 150 years old // Who used it and where? // Used in the dairy on the farm. Aberdunant, Cilycwm, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire // Any other information // The bowl has been used in the same family for 150 years. // Used for making butter with pats (not for skimming).'

1800 - 1800