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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Maté Cup Sipper
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Maté Cup Sipper

Artifact IDMO 1943.62.2
Object Type Straw
Maker
Gifter
Mediumsilver
Dimensionsoverall H 8 3/4 in x W 2 1/8 in x D 1/2 in (22.2 cm x 5.4 cm x 1.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA silver sipper (bomba or bombilla). The sipper is a long piece of cylindrical hollow silver with a bulb at the end with small holes. In the center of the sipper are two bird figures that project out the sides.

See MO 1943.61.1 for a silver yerba maté cup that accompanies the sipper.
Historical NoteThis silver sipper (called a bomba or bombilla) was sent to FDR in November 1940 by Blanca Delano of Providencia, Santiago, Chile. The straw was in the branch of the Delano family that settled in Chile for over 200 years, presumably from the family of Captain Paul Delano (June 15, 1775 – 1842; aka Don Pablo Delano), who moved to Chile in 1819 and became an important figure in that country's early navy. It is on display in FDR'S PRIVATE STUDY in the Permanent Exhibit.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 25, 1942. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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