Bombilla

probably 1850–1900

Object Place: Argentina

Medium/Technique Silver

Dimensions 2 x 21.5 cm (13/16 x 8 7/16 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 Number41.412

CollectionsAmericas

ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionThe strawlike cylinder has a pair of cast birds, two plain applied bands, and a flattened mouthpiece. A pierced shell forms the bulb.

Marks None.

InscriptionsNone.

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