Object number
74/138
Description
This is a small narrow pat with one ridged surface made of sycamore wood, used for shaping butter. It has a rounded handle with a hole for hanging. This item was donated as part of a collection of dairy related objects from the University of Reading Department of Food Science.
Physical description
1 butter pat; wooden (sycamore); good condition: small crack on bevelled front
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Pats // wood sycamore // University of Reading Department of Food Science // Description: This is a small narrow pat with one ridged surface made of sycamore wood. It has a rounded handle with a hole for hanging’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_12162.tif - High resolution image
