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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0927A-D   CAS 0389-0927A-D; Strainers
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Strainers
Culture
Global Region Europe
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Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: copper; Tin; Brass
Description Series of 3 flat-bottomed dishes of equal size designed to stack atop each other; The 2 upper dishes are fitted with pierced bases of different meshes (marked .031" and .081", respectively) for increasingly fine straining or sifting, while the lowest dish collects the strained material; Hollow, domed lid with brass ring handle on top fits inside uppermost dish.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.0, Max Diam = 11.9