Sieve (Period)

A sieve is a sifter for flour, used to remove husks, insects, and other impurities one might not want in one’s bread.  It consisted of a shallow round frame with a perforated bottom.  The sieve is found in the arms of di Crivelis, mid-15^th Century [Stemmario Trivulziano, pl.91]:  canting arms, as the Italian for “sieve” is crivello.