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Bombilla
Arandita (South American, active about 1850–1900)
probably 1850–1900
Object Place: Argentina
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
2 x 23.1 cm (13/16 x 9 1/8 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 Number41.410
ClassificationsSilver
The maker’s name “ARANTIDA” that appears on the bulb of this bombilla may be the same as that found on a portion of a bit dating to the end of the nineteenth century.
This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.
This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.
DescriptionThe strawlike cylinder has stem ornamentation with applied bands and alternating pinched and stamped decoration, a flattened mouthpiece, and a flattened pierced bulb form
Marks
At strainer end, marked "600" and "ARANTIDA"
InscriptionsScript engraving "B. M" placed at mouthpiece.
ProvenanceCollected in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Graves between 1898 and 1913.