Object number
83/44
Description
A pair of butter pats was used to shape butter into blocks. This wooden pat, the underside of which is ridged, is missing its partner. It belonged to a commoner from Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, in the early-twentieth century, and was used in conjunction with a box churn and other pats (which were donated to the Museum at the same time).
Physical description
1 butter pat; wooden (sycamore?); fair condition: crack on end with woodworm holes
Archival history
See 83/41 (Churn), 83/42/1-2 (Pat, butter) and 83/43/1-2 (Pat, butter).
Production date
1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31
Production period
Early-twentieth century
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