Unusual and Marvelous Antique Carved Butter Pat with Pointing Hand and Snake sculpted armadillo I would guess the initial

I would guess the initial of the maker

Then he draws himself 50 years older

and raised hands

This piece may be signed

Unusual and Marvelous Antique Carved Butter Pat with Pointing Hand and Snake sculpted armadillo I would guess the initialI splurged on this one because I think it is so lovely, and unusual, and while I have never paid a lot of attention to carved butter molds and pats, which I believe this is, it makes a very strong argument for paying more attention, though I have most definitely not seen another like this. The carved hand on one side with finger pointing upward makes me believe it dates to the 1880s or so, as it is right about then that one sees grave markers carved