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51/1252
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This tinned iron sieve was used in the kitchen for straining soup or sprinkling flour. It is conical in shape, with large holes and a hook on one side so that it could be hooked to the rim of a basin or jar. It was used at Papplewick Hall, Nottinghamshire, the donor's family home, from 1860 and then at Goldwell in Newbury, Berkshire, from 1916.
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1 sieve: metal (tinned iron); good condition
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MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This sieve came from Papplewick Hall, Nottingham, where it was used from some time after 1860. After 1915 [documentation for other objects from the donor states 1916] it was used at ‘Goldwell’, Newbury, (Berks). // It is made of tinned iron. It may have been used to sieve or strain various commodities in cooking, such as soup, or as a dredger to sprinkle flour. // It consists of an inverted cone with fairly large holes all over the bottom half. It has a rim half way down with a hook on one side so that the sieve could be hooked to the rim of a basin or jar, and a handle on the other side. The sieve is 7 inches in height.'
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