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Clay pots and forms for cheese and butter called "Kaseform"
Other names: Type of object: Location- administrative unit (present):Sztumska Wieś, gm. Sztum, district Sztumski, Voivo. Pomeranian
Location- administrative unit (former):Sztumska Wieś, district Sztum, Voivo. Gdańsk
Topographic location: See the map: Object description:Clay pots and forms for making cheese and butter ; In the photo: the first from the left is a type of a cheese mold used before World War II in dairies to squeeze the whey from the curd. A stone was pressed against the top of the mold and the whey flowed out through the holes. Some of the farmers also used such a device to squeeze the whey from the cheese. This vessel is made of sheet metal, 27 cm high and 26 cm in diameter.
Author (of drawing, photo, record): Data: Accession number: General remarks:Photo negative no. F 933/65/4/P 73 (6-24)
Subject and Keywords:material culture ; clay vessels ; pots ; cheese form ; butter form ; cheese prodution ; traditional food production ; 1965 ; 20th c. ; Sztumska Wieś, Sztum community (Poland)
Relation: Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Rights: Terms of use: Digitizing institution:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Original in:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Projects co-financed by:Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund
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