Muddler (Molinillo)

AssociationAssociated with Casa San Ysidro

Dateca. 1850

Mediumoak

Dimensions17 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (44.6 × 4 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Ward Alan Minge

Object numberPC2005.45.12

DescriptionThis oak wood muddler or molinillo is made for hot chocolate and is used with a chocolatera (chocolate pot). The body of the muddler is thin and elongated, while the end is in the shape of a small cylinder with ridges carved in. The muddler's surface features some scratching and discoloring. The ending of the thin body is visible through its slight protrusion on the top surface of the small cylinder.

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