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Tea Strainer

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1908

GUSN

GUSN-48011

Description

Silver tea strainer with a hinged lid and a wood handle. A broad lip with a fluted design and a conical finial.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tea strainers
silver (metal)
wood (plant material)
Tool, Food Separating
Strainer, Kitchen
Strainer, Tea
Strainer, Tea

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Providence, RI, USA

Dimensions

4 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.739

Reference Notes

Carpenter, Charles Hope, Author. Gorham Silver, 1831-1981. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1982.

Places

Rhode Island (United States)

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