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HMC - The Harrow Museum Collection
S - Social History
2 - Domestic and Family Life
Title
Butter pat
Repository
Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No
HMC/S/2/1988:90.8
ObjectNumber
1988:90.8
Description
Wooden butter pat, one of a pair with 1988:90.7
Comments
Once milk had been churned to form butter, salt would be added to stop it from spoiling. These wooden pats (sometimes referred to as 'butter hands') would then be used to shape the butter into blocks.
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Object Name
Butter pat
Materials
Wood
Location
On Display
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