Butter Churn

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Butter Churn

Entry/Object ID

1954.36.14a-c

Description

Large, glazed earthenware churn. There are U-shaped handles applied to either side of the churn, and a line is incised around the body at their attachment point. Above the line is the stamped inscription, "F. WOODWORTH BURLINGTON, VT 6". The churn has a small, dark-brown glazed lid that sits inside the lip. The lid has a hole in the center with a small, cup-shaped surround. There is a wooden dasher through the center hole.

Context

Made by F. Woodworth in Burlington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1954.36

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

F. Woodworth

Date made

1874 - 1885

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Churn

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Dairy

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Processing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Earthenware