Bombilla

probably 1850–1900

Object Place: Chile / Spanish Colonial

Medium/Technique silver

Dimensions 20 x 2 x 1.4 cm (7 7/8 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Miss Ellen Graves, Mrs. Samuel Cabot and Mrs. Roger Ernst in memory of their father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Graves

Accession Number41.406

CollectionsAmericas

ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionThe strawlike cylinder with flattened mouthpiece has a faceted stem and a spherical pierced bulb.

Marks None.

InscriptionsNone.

ProvenanceCollected in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Graves between 1898 and 1913.