Porcelain Butter Keeper Crock, French Butter Crock for Counter, Butter Keeper With Water Line for Fresh Spreadable Butter-Speckled White Roll over image to zoom in 6 VIDEOS XELA Porcelain Butter Keeper Crock, French Butter Crock for Counter, Butter Keeper With Water Line for Fresh Spreadable Butter-Speckled White

Material Ceramic Colour Aqua Brand Butter Bell Product dimensions 10L x 10W x 10.5H centimetres Item weight 807 g

This week's find is a very utilitarian, antique pot/crock used to store butter (with out the need for refrigeration :) French Butter Keeper (or) Butter Bell source Before refrigerators came into being, butter was kept in earthenware pots, and sometimes submerged in water. I keep bumping into antique and modern versions of the Butter crocks/pots. The original water submerged butter crock /bell is said to have originated in France in the Middle Ages. (5th to 15th century) source There are two…

Modeled after the original French beurrier, the Butter Bell crock by L. Tremain keeps butter fresh and spreadable for weeks without refrigeration, spoilage or odors. The two-piece design features an inverted bell-shaped lid and crock base for serving butter at the table, while protecting and storing the butter after each use.