Manufacturer

Unknown

Material

ceramic
wood

Dimensions

H-16.25 W-11 D-10.75 inches

Creation Date

1870 – 1900

Description

(a) Butter churn with (b) wooden lid

(a) Light grey glazed exterior; dark brown interior; top tapers slightly to a rounded lip; two protruding half-round handles on sides; stamped on front in blue ink in-between handles: "5"; indentation running around circumference of pot in the center

(b) Light wood; circular with a hole cut out of the center

Owned and used by an unknown member of the Russell family who has lived on a farm in Bakers Mills, NY since 1867