Butter Churn

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Butter Churn

Entry/Object ID

1952.40.1ab

Description

Stoneware butter churn with blue hand-painted design of a stem of wheat. There is a flat iron band around the bottom of the churn. Two U-shaped handles are applied on either side. At the center front is the stamped inscription, "F. WOODWORTH / BURLINGTON, VT / 4". The churn has a small lid with a hole in the center, through which a long wood rod with a paddle on the end is inserted.

Context

Made by F. Woodworth in Burlington, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1952.40

Source or Donor

Farrar, Beulah Bates

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

F. Woodworth

Time Period

19th Century

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Paddle

Length

32-1/2 in

Diameter

6 in

Material

Stoneware

Relationships

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