Silver plate butter caster that stands on for legs. Vertical handles with center missing. Handle decorated with molded leaves. Knife holder on one side with missing prong. Inside tray missing. Wreath on top of domed and pointed lid with wreath made of leaves. Alternating leaves and stylized flowers on panels around lid and base. Inscription on lid. Lid not quite round.
Context
Used during Victorian period.
Collection
Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]
Acquisition
Accession
1971.085
Source or Donor
Mrs. Leta Browne & Mrs. Minnie Brower
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Caster
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Vessel, Condiment
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Serving Vessels
Nomenclature Class
Food Service T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Base
Height
7 in
Diameter
5-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Uncludes top of broken handles.
Dimension Description
Lid
Height
6 in
Diameter
5 in
Dimension Notes
Lid out of round.
Parts
Count
2
Parts
Base and lid.
Location
Cabinet
Sideboard
Wall
West Wall
Room
Dining Room
Floor
First Floor
Building
Wildwood House
Provenance
Notes
Listed in 1895 Montgomery Ward Reproduction Catalog priced $4 to $1.25. Ice was to go in base. Research showed butter sat on a plate over the ice then covered with lid to keep butter from becoming too soft. Some forms the lid slid up the handle & was fastened open.
