Strainer
Object type: Strainer
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Benjamin Burt
Artist bio: American, Boston, Massachusetts 1729–1805 Boston, Massachusetts
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1760–75
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (3.2 x 26.7 cm); 4 oz. 18 dwt. (152.4 g)
Bowl: Diam. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
Geography: Made in Boston   United States  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1952
Accession year: 1952