Food press

Museum number:
9-6591a-h
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Accession number:
Acc.2064
Description:
(A & B) Brass press; maximum width 7.5 inches. (C-F) 4 perforated discs inside (G) screwed-on base; most commonly used for rice paste; (H) interior cup, height 3 1/8 inches, width at base 2 inches. “Brass press for extruding a paste of lentils or rice into hot fat. The principle of this device, which includes a set of perforated plates of varying sizes, is much the same as that of a cookie press.” (text from India exhibit, 1975).
Donor:
Theodore D. McCown and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Pune, Maharashtra State, India
Collector:
Theodore D. McCown
Collection date:
1964
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Presses (culinary tools)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Food press, accession number 9-6591a-h, described as (A & B) Brass press; maximum width 7.5 inches. (C-F) 4 perforated discs inside (G) screwed-on base; most commonly used for rice paste; (H) interior cup, height 3 1/8 inches, width at base 2 inches. “Brass press for extruding a paste of lentils or rice into hot fat. The principle of this device, which includes a set of perforated plates of varying sizes, is much the same as that of a cookie press.” (text from India exhibit, 1975).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Food press, accession number 9-6591a-h, described as (A & B) Brass press; maximum width 7.5 inches. (C-F) 4 perforated discs inside (G) screwed-on base; most commonly used for rice paste; (H) interior cup, height 3 1/8 inches, width at base 2 inches. “Brass press for extruding a paste of lentils or rice into hot fat. The principle of this device, which includes a set of perforated plates of varying sizes, is much the same as that of a cookie press.” (text from India exhibit, 1975).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Food press, accession number 9-6591a-h, described as (A & B) Brass press; maximum width 7.5 inches. (C-F) 4 perforated discs inside (G) screwed-on base; most commonly used for rice paste; (H) interior cup, height 3 1/8 inches, width at base 2 inches. “Brass press for extruding a paste of lentils or rice into hot fat. The principle of this device, which includes a set of perforated plates of varying sizes, is much the same as that of a cookie press.” (text from India exhibit, 1975).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Food press, accession number 9-6591a-h, described as (A & B) Brass press; maximum width 7.5 inches. (C-F) 4 perforated discs inside (G) screwed-on base; most commonly used for rice paste; (H) interior cup, height 3 1/8 inches, width at base 2 inches. “Brass press for extruding a paste of lentils or rice into hot fat. The principle of this device, which includes a set of perforated plates of varying sizes, is much the same as that of a cookie press.” (text from India exhibit, 1975).

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