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Small sieve made of black horsehair in unpainted, bentwood frame held together with metal tacks. A horsehair band held together with string encircles the frame. Per accession notes, the sieve was made in a factory located in Oakham, Massachusetts dating to 1806.
sieves
horsehair
wood (plant material)
Tool, Food Separating
Sieve
Sieve, Hair
Sieve, Hair
Associated With Fowler House Main House,
Unknown
Oakham, Massachusetts
3 (H), 6 3/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1935.285
1806 (Circa)
Oakham (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
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