Strainer
- Object Name:
- Strainer
- Object ID:
- 2008.016.17
- Place of Origin:
- China
- Date:
- 1830-1860
- Description:
- Tea strainer, silver. Decorative mesh bowl with flat silver rim. Bail handle with attached two-pronged clip.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-4.75 W-1.6 L-1.8 inches Weight-0.3 oz
- Provenance:
- Brought from China by Joseph Taylor Gilman (1811-1862) to his sister, Abigail Gilman Perry (1789-1860) of Exeter, NH.
Donated by Klaudia S. Shepard (1932-2020), wife of Henry B. Shepard Jr. (1927-2002). Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard
- People:
- Shepard, Henry B., Jr. (1927-2002), Shepard, Klaudia S. (1932-2020), Perry, Abigail Gilman (1789-1860), Gilman, Joseph Taylor (1811-1862)
- Subjects:
- Tea, Tea ceremonies
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