Churn
c. 1897
19th Century
14 3/8 in. x 4 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in.
Artist/Maker Unknown,
Object Type:
Household Object
Medium and Support:
glass
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the Estate of Mrs. William F. Coult
Accession Number:
1964.30 a&b
A glass jar with a metal top which screws on. Mounted on the top is a set of gears and a crack which operate a wooden paddle in the jar. This type of butter churn was used in the last half of the 19th century.