butter churn

A large, heavy stoneware butter churn featuring a bulbous glazed ceramic crock body, a cobalt blue stamped « 3 IMPERIAL » capacity mark on the upper front, and maker’s stamp markings near the lower base indicating Medalta Potteries Ltd. The vessel includes two side-mounted wire-bale handles with turned wooden grips, a matching fitted stoneware lid with a central aperture hole, and a long wooden dash handle inserted through the lid.