Butter strainer is silver metal; strainer is oval shaped with a small handle on the back side; the handle has a hole in its center; the center of the strainer has small puncture holes that make up the shape of a large diamond made up of nine smaller diamonds; there is minimal rust on the back edge of the strainer; there are two small cracks, one on either side of the handle; owned and used by Daisy Sherritt of Murrayville. The strainer was used to scoop butter and drain liquid off of it.