Sieve
- Object Name:
- Sieve
- Object ID:
- 1963.002
- Place of Origin:
- Andersonville, GA
- Date:
- circa 1864
- Description:
- Tin sieve, found at Andersonville Prison in 1867 by Rev. Frank Haley. Tin-plated sheet iron. Circular disk perforated with many holes, each 0.10" or less in diameter. Rim, 0.5" high, unevenly cut, extends around 2/3 of the circumference; remainder cut off.
- Material:
- Metal
Tin - Dimensions:
- H-0.5 Dia-6 inches
- Provenance:
- Tag, originally attached to sieve, inscribed in ink: "[Found by Rev. Frank Haley, 1867. / at Andersonville / A sieve or strainer found within / the stockade of Andersonville Prison / & supposed to have been made / from a canteen & used by the / prisoners for sifting their cob / meal or for straining water." Tag kept in accession file.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Richard Eastman
- People:
- Haley, Frank (1835-1904)
- Subjects:
- Prisoners of war, Prisons, Prisoners, Civil War
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