In this portrait of Elizabeth I, by George Gower in 1579, she carries a sieve. The sieve was inspired by the story of Tuccia, the Vestal Virgin who had been accused of breaking her vow. To prove her innocence, Tuccia carried water in a sieve from the Tiber River to the Temple of Vesta.
By permission of the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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