Charles S. Kline
Churn, Lid and Dasher

Churn, Lid and Dasher

Public Domain

Churn, Lid and Dasher
MakerAmerican, 1854–1917/23
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Churn, Lid and Dasher
Datec. 1880–1890
Made inGeorgia, United States
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware with cobalt
Dimensions17 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (43.8 × 24.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.72.22.A-.C
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionPotter Charles S. Kline worked in Howell’s Mills, north of Atlanta, Georgia. A churn was used to process cream into butter by agitating it with the up-and-down motion of the dasher. This motion caused the fat particles in the cream to coalesce into clumps of butter.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg, Houston; given to MFAH, 1972.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Impressed on rim: C. S. KLINE / HOWELLS.MILLS / GA:
Impressed on rim, right of mark: 5

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