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Bombilla

probably 1850–1900
Object Place: Argentina

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions 2.4 x 21.9 cm (15/16 x 8 5/8 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 Number41.416
CollectionsEurope, Americas
ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionThe strawlike cylinder has bands of gold on an applied silver molding, between which are incised lozenge designs, a plain stem, and a pierced shell-shaped bulb.
Marks None.
InscriptionsNone.
ProvenanceCollected in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Graves between 1898 and 1913.