F362 Mid 1800s lathe turned and carved wood wooden butter print. made of a single piece of wood, has a carving depicting a stylized carefully balanced plant with a stylized fruit, which is referred to as pineapple. There are leaves and branches emanating from the base of the fruit and extending to the middle and the top of the fruit. (. See page 137 in Paul Kindig's book "Butter Prints and Molds" published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd in 1986 for similar examples.)
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