- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Butter measure. Mug shaped turned wooden vessel. [MOBB [OPS move] 16/2/2017]
- Long description
- Flat, expanded bottom, narrow lower section and then expanding top section with two bands of narrow ridges and channels. A roughly carved, small handle is found on one side. [MOBB [OPS move] 16/2/2017]
- Geographical reference
- County Cork
- Cultural groups
- Irish
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1897
- Date collected
- By 1897
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1897
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Turned
- Dimensions
- Height: max 151 mm, Diameter: max 126 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1897.7.4
Search terms: Measurement, Food and Drink, Measuring Device, Food Accessory
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