Name/Title
ChurnEntry/Object ID
2015.34.1a-cDescription
a) Butter churn made by Alex Stewart, all wood, 19 slats of slightly different widths held with four thin horizontal wooden belts/soaked and bent and fastened with hand-carved lap joints, solid base signed and dated on bottom by maker "Alex Stewart 5-10-78," constructed without nails or screws, 21"h x 11 3/8" diam., completed May 10 1978.
b) Lid, round wood with hold at center for dasher, underside carved to fit snugly in churn, constructed without nails or screws, 1"h x 8" diam., completed May 10 1978.
c) Dasher, long round pole inserted into two overlapped wooden strips, constructed without nails or screws (although three nails added at later time), 34 1/2"h x 6"w x 6"d., completed May 10 1978.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Stewart, AlexDate made
May 10, 1978Dimensions
Height
21 inDiameter
11-3/8 in