Curd or Cheese Drainer

Dateca.1790-1840

MediumTinned sheet iron and solder

DimensionsHeight: 12 1/4" Width: 12 1/8" Depth: 3 1/4"

Credit LineGift of Earl W. and Eleanor G. Sargent

Object number1977-110

DescriptionTinned sheet iron drainer, heart shaped, with a flat perforated bottom, turned up and soldered to a high side wall with a wired top edge.Label TextEarly Americans loved the various soft cheeses that could be easily prepared at home. Coagulated lumps of cheese known as curds were allowed to drain for a period of time in molds like device, which simultaneously formed the cheese into a pleasing heart shape, ready to be enjoyed.