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Drinking Straw

Arts of the Americas

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Silver
  • Place Collected: Chile
  • DATES mid–19th century
    DIMENSIONS 8 1/2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. (21.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2003.50.4
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Mary Ann Krotzer
    PROVENANCE Circa 1925, acquired, probably in Chile, by Henry Wiley Krotzer of New Orleans, LA; before 2003, inherited from Henry Wiley Krotzer by Mary Ann Krotzer; 2003, gift of Mary Ann Krotzer to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION A mate straw that terminates with a faceted circular form and with incised diagonal and straight lines on the lower portion of the straw. The mate to 2003.50.5.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
    CAPTION Drinking Straw, mid–19th century. Silver, 8 1/2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. (21.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mary Ann Krotzer, 2003.50.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2003.50.4.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, 2003.50.4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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