Strainer
Tools and EquipmentBritish17th century

Strainer

1686-1687

Artists

Maker's mark RBArtist

Description

Of plain circular form applied with a reeded rim, pierced with concentric plain holes, with two flat pierced handles of triangular form.

Classification
Tools and Equipment
Technique
Pierced
Medium
Silver
Culture
British
Period
James II (1685-1688)
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

3.5 x 15.2 x 8.3 cm (1 3/8 x 6 x 3 1/4 in.) 49 g

Provenance

Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1949.

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