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Bombilla

probably 1850–1900
Object Place: Argentina

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions 2 x 22.8 cm (13/16 x 9 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 Number41.413
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionThe strawlike cylinder has several bands of twisted and incised ornament. The round mouthpiece is scored several times, and the pierced and shaped bulb has been repousséd.
Marks None.
InscriptionsNone.
ProvenanceCollected in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Graves between 1898 and 1913.