Unusual and Marvelous Antique Carved Butter Pat with Pointing Hand and Snake swiss game Thou art above all gold

Thou art above all gold

with some scuffs

Easy to nail a hanger to the back and hang it on the wall

satiated smile

But keep it safe and of it use

Unusual and Marvelous Antique Carved Butter Pat with Pointing Hand and Snake swiss game Thou art above all goldI splurged on this one because I think it is so lovely, and unusual, and while I have never paid a lot of attention to carved butter molds and pats, which I believe this is, it makes a very strong argument for paying more attention, though I have most definitely not seen another like this. The carved hand on one side with finger pointing upward makes me believe it dates to the 1880s or so, as it is right about then that one sees grave markers carved