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Mate Cup

late 19th century

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Mate Cup, late 19th century. Silver, 4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (11.4 x 9.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mary Ann Krotzer, 2003.50.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Mate Cup

Date

late 19th century

Geography

Place collected: Chile

Medium

Silver

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (11.4 x 9.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Ann Krotzer

Accession Number

2003.50.2

Frequent Art Questions

  • I'd like to know more about this set, please?

    This is a late 19th century silver set. The set is for drinking yerba-mate, a type of tea that originated in South America.
    The shapes of the cups are based on the shape of cups is based on gourds that indigenous people drank from. The long straight object is a silver straw!
    I've normally seen mate in gourds, so this is very interesting to me!

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