Collection Highlights
WILD STYLE: TRACY 168
1992
2003.38.6
Black marker and felt tip pen on heavy paper with glue residue from a bound border at left
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Butter mold
Object name
Butter mold
Date
1800-1850
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 6 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 17.5 x 19 cm )
Description
Cube shaped butter mold with corners hinged with wooden pegs; inner faces carved with various combinations of two-petal, four-petal, and six-petal motifs enclosed in circles and rectangles, with petal and zig-zag borders.
Object Number
Z.1897
Marks
carved: on adjacent sides: "i 8010" and "KTA"
Gallery Label
This mold originally had a cover, most likely pyramid shaped.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
