Name/Title

Churn

Entry/Object ID

2015.34.1a-c

Description

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, Alex

Date made

May 10, 1978

Dimensions

Height

21 in

Diameter

11-3/8 in