Butter model
A butter model (from mhd . ( Der ) model) ( coll . Butter mold ) is an often artfully decorated shape that is traditionally made of wood. It is used to give the butter a compact, attractive shape after its production. With the introduction of industrial production, the model was almost forgotten in the 20th century. For several years there has been a growing demand for butter models to give self-made or industrial butter a beautiful shape and to present it in an appealing way.
Most butter models are still made of wood today, but there are also some made of ceramic, metal, plastic or silicone. The shapes of the butter models and the motifs shown vary greatly and can contain typical motifs such as flowers and animals, but also show company logos or the like.
The shape itself can be one or more parts. There are also butter stamps and butter piercing molds, which differ only slightly in application from normal butter models.
In some cases, particularly in Auvergne or Brittany , a roll of butter was also used to decorate and identify the ball of earth thus formed.
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Wooden model, approx. 1880, place of use: Ernstroda near Gotha. Lettering: "P: Hartmann Centrifuge". Stock of the MEK .
Wooden butter model
Silicone butter model
Butter mold, 2nd half of the 19th century, place of use: Zöblitz / Erzgebirge.
Butterform, stock of the MEK .
Butter mold
Butter presser, 1900–1920, inventory of the MEK .
Butter stamp, 18th century, place of use: Wolfsheim, Elsas, inventory of the MEK .
Butter stamp, back, pear wood.
Butter stamp or butter roll, 19th century
References and comments
- ↑ Maison rustique du XIXe siècle: encyclopédie d'agriculture, Volume 3 , 1836, p.22
- ^ Daniel Samson, Joseph Vince, En Basse-Bretagne avec Antoine-Marius Martin: Musée d'art populaire régional Nantes , Nantes, 1978
