Flower Butter Mold

Object/Artifact

Wildwood Historic Center

Inside of butter mold for pats.

Name/Title

Flower Butter Mold

Entry/Object ID

1971.090.015

Description

Wooden butter mold with flower design

Collection

Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]

Acquisition

Accession

1971.090

Source or Donor

090 Lucy Eastman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Mold, Butter

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Mold, Food

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shaper, Food

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Diameter

1-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

1 ¾" d, 3 ½" tall when sitting

Location

Cabinet

Pine Cupboard

Wall

West Wall

Room

Kitchen

Floor

First Floor

Building

Wildwood House

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Early American Life magazine: made by early craftsmen. Outside could be cut on lathe but pattern had to be hand carved. Flowers very popular. Housewives could recognize butter from each farmer noting which was sweetest or most salt removed from the design so it became a trademark. After butter came in sticks in 1920's molds were seldom made. Molds of three piece construction-design, screw in handle & case. They shape and stamp at same time. Sheaves of wheat, leaves, flowers & pineapples quite common.