Butter Print with Paddle

Presented here is an absolutely wonderful Lollipop Butter Print and Butter Paddle carved from the same piece of wood.  Besides being a rare form that one seldom sees outside of museums, this piece has the most outrageous patina.  The surface is old and original and just screams of its age and usage.

The paddle is worn out of shape through years of use and the surface patina is uneaven, having been worn away in places through handling and usage.  We have not touched the surface but have left it in "as found" condition that bespeaks its age.  Certainly at least early 18th Century . . .  The print appears to be a cherry, which in and of itself is an unusual pattern in a Butter Print.