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Bombilla

probably 1850–1900
Object Place: Argentina

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions 2.3 x 27.2 cm (7/8 x 10 11/16 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 Number41.417
CollectionsEurope, Americas
ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionThe strawlike cylinder has three faceted and decorated sections between three heavily ornamented bands, a flattened mouthpiece, and a pierced ball-shaped bulb.
Marks None.
InscriptionsNone.
ProvenanceCollected in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Graves between 1898 and 1913.