Clover Butter Mold

Object/Artifact

Wildwood Historic Center

Inside butter mold.

Name/Title

Clover Butter Mold

Entry/Object ID

1970.003.024

Description

Wooden butter mold for single pats of butter.

Collection

Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]

Acquisition

Accession

1970.003

Source or Donor

003 Ella Steinhart, 003 Mr. Morton Steinhart

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

2-1/2 in

Diameter

1-3/4 in

Location

Cabinet

Pine Cupboard

Wall

West Wall

Room

Kitchen

Floor

First Floor

Building

Wildwood House

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Provenance

Notes

Early American Life magazine: Stamp had to be hand carved unless extremely simple lines. Housewives could recognize butter from different farms to know which was sweetest etc. so became a trademark. Molds out of favor in 1920's when butter came in sticks.