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Description:Carved leaves, ferns and strawberries were pressed into the butter to produce decorative patties. Selina Gray, a slave who eventually became the head housekeeper, churned butter in the dairy, located in the south wing of the house.
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- Title: Butter Mold
- Contributor: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/arho/exb/Slavery/medium/ARHO2126_Butter-Mold-Uprigh.html
- Source: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- National Park Service Catalog Number: ARHO 2126
- Measurements: 14.6 H, D 9.5 cm
- Materials: Wood
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