A French butter dish is a container used to maintain the freshness and spreadable consistency of butter without refrigeration.This late 19th century Frenchdesigned pottery crock has two parts a base that holds water, and a cup to hold the packed butter which also serves as a lid. The cup containing butter is placed into the base, where water creates an airtight seal that keeps the air (and ...A butter dish is defined as a usually round or rectangular dish often with a drainer and a cover for holding butter at table. Before refrigerators existed, a covered dish made of crystal, silver, or china housed the butter. The first butter dish was made by Simpson, Hall, Miller, and Co. around 1880 in Connecticut, out of silver. These butter dishes were made to hold the traditional round ...
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