Argentina Gallery

Tomando Mate - Argentina

Gaucho taking mate in Argentina. Tomando mate or "taking mate," is a cultural practice, which refers literally to drinking a semi-bitter herbal infusion of crushed yerba mate leaves in hot water. One takes mate by putting the loose, crushed leaves in a mate gourd, pouring hot water (about 2 ounces at a time) over the leaves, and using a bombilla, or a metal straw with a strainer on the end to separate the water from the leaves, to drink the beverage. Few Argentines like tomando mate alone, however. This is an intensely social activity, and one person holds the thermos, pours new water into the gourd and passes it to each person in turn

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Kitty Lord music hall vocalist

Kitty Lord music hall vocalist. Began working life as a servant and progressed to living in a house in Regents Park. Performed worldwide between 1894 and 1915 including Egypt and Argentina. Known as the ?eccentric English singer?. Wearing large feathered hat, short sparkly costume, dark tights and a fur trimmed cape. Date: circa 1905

© MonoMania Images / Mary Evans Picture Library

Jointed rush, Juncus articulatus

Jointed rush, Juncus articulatus. Guinco articolato. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Bozza, drawn and directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century

© Florilegius