Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1955.001.002 |
Object Name |
Bowl, Butter-working |
Title |
Round Butter Bowl |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
19th-century |
Year Range from |
1876 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Made |
Unknown woodworker |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
A treenware butter-working bowl. The bowl is made out of one piece of bare wood, and it is slightly uneven in its shape. The inside of the bowl is reddish in colour. |
Makers mark |
None |
Provenance |
Maker and provenance unknown. This item last belonged to Silas Edwards of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Food Processing Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Wood |
Dimensions |
H-5.1 Dia-21.8 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Edwards, Silas |
Subjects |
Butter Butter making |
Function |
After butter clumps were formed in a churn, they were strained and put into a bowl like this for further working with a butter ladle (to squeeze out more buttermilk). This bowl dates to the 19th-century. |