Antique Carved Wooden Molinillo and Chain

Item Details

A group of two Spanish Colonial carved wooden items, including a drink mixer, or molinillo, and a carved chain whimsy. The molinillo has a turned handle with captive decorative rings and a serrated ball for mixing. The other item is a carved chain with oval shapes at each end.

1938.403 & 404

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

molinillo has some chipped sections around ball

Dimensions

needle

Item #

17COL077-342