SURPRISINGLY, there were no correct guesses to our latest Craven Curiosity.

It was, in fact, a wooden butter stamp dating from the late 1800s, which would have been common in Craven homes.

Experts from Craven Museum and Gallery tell us: "Stamps were used during the process of making butter to show the dairy farmer was who made the product.

"This stamp is slightly different, however, as it was mostly used as a decoration. The stamp was added after the excess moisture was squeezed out of the product and the butter was shaped using butter pats.

"The pattern features concentric circles with a sacred heart in the middle. The sacred heart represents Jesus Christ’s divine love for humanity. This implies that the decoration was probably put onto butter over a religious holiday such as Easter."

All items featured in this column can be viewed at the museum, which is run by Craven District Council and is in Skipton Town Hall.

Meanwhile we are inviting guesses about this week’s mystery object. Suggestions can be emailed to news@cravenherald.co.uk, to arrive no later than noon on Monday.