Bentwood sieve
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A large wooden sieve made with a bentwood frame and wire mesh screen. The sieve is constructed from two (2), thin pieces of wood bent around into a two-tier circular frame and held in place with five (5) round head screws and metal staples. The mesh is sandwiched between the two pieces of coiled wood and secured to the bottom of the tray with metal wire. The mesh has a square wire patch at the center and both the mesh and the patch are damaged at the center.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.35
objectType: label: Type
content: trays
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 7/16 × 16 11/16 × 16 15/16 in. (11.2 × 42.4 × 43 cm)