Object ID
2006.24.1
Object Name
Colander
Date Created
1924, 1924
Material
Metal
Object Entities
IRENE KALANTZI COLOVOS, DENA COLOVOS (owned by)
Colovos, Dena (is related to)
Colovos, Irene (is related to)
Colovos, Dena (is related to)
Colovos, Irene (is related to)
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Object Description
A silver metal colander with two handles and three legs, star shaped cutouts on sides, would've been mainstay in every Greek home, where Macaronatha was prepared by every bride.
Origin
Donated by Dena Colovos, was used by her mother Irene Kalantsi Colovos. Primarily used to make macaronatha as a young bride in 1924.
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Citation
Colander, 1924, 1924, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/6426. Accessed 12/19/25.