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Butter Prints Reported Stolen At Holliston Antiques Show

One of three butter prints reported stolen from an exhibitor's booth at the Holliston Antiques Show was this carved partridge standing amid foliage with a fluted border, an applied handle and measuring approximately 3¾ inches in diameter.
One of three butter prints reported stolen from an exhibitor's booth at the Holliston Antiques Show was this carved partridge standing amid foliage with a fluted border, an applied handle and measuring approximately 3¾ inches in diameter.
:On February 20, three butter prints were reported stolen from an exhibitor's booth at the Holliston Antiques Show.

The butter prints include a finely carved partridge standing amid foliage with a fluted border, an applied handle and measuring approximately 3¾ inches in diameter. Also taken was a miniature print depicting thistle and leaves surrounded by two concentric circles and measuring 1¾ inches in diameter. This miniature print has a small hole running straight through the center of the print and handle. The third butter print is a deeply carved acorn on a stem with two leaves and a ropelike border, measuring 3 inches in diameter and having a 4-inch-long narrow handle.

The Holliston Police Department is investigating this theft. Anyone having any information on the whereabouts of these items can contact the department at 508-429-1212, referencing incident no. 10-72-OF.

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