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1921.31.3

Silver tea accessory used like a straw, with a strainer at one end.

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1921.31.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Silver tea accessory used like a straw, with a strainer at one end.
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1921
Date collected
By 1921
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Length: max 213 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.31.3
Research and responses

The tea is sucked from the gourd with a bombilla, a tube about 6 inches (15 cm) long, often made of silver, with a strainer at one end to keep leaf particles from the mouth. [Source Encyclopaedia Britannica] [MR 21/3/2000]

Search terms: Food and Drink, Tool, Tea Accessory, Food Accessory, Sieve

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