{"product_id":"vintage-french-wooden-butter-mold","title":"19th-century French Hand-Carved Wooden Butter Mold","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eOriginating in traditional European folk art and rustic baking cultures, molds like this were essential fixtures of historic agrarian households.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eTo use it, fresh, hand-churned butter or thick pastry dough was firmly pressed into the hollow cavity. When inverted, the intricate \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003enegative carving\u003c\/strong\u003e left a beautiful, raised impression on the surface of the food. This specific piece features a highly romanticized \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eintaglio folk motif\u003c\/strong\u003e—a stylized heart wrapped in delicate leaves and scrolling vines—which was traditionally used for celebratory wedding feasts, harvest festivals, or Sunday family gatherings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10\" x 3.5\" x 2\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Story","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968000192690,"sku":"HOM-STO-0095","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_0775.png?v=1787335877","url":"https:\/\/shoppestory.com\/products\/vintage-french-wooden-butter-mold","provider":"Story","version":"1.0","type":"link"}