TOBACCO MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The body of the box is oval and bulges in the upper part. The bottom is a piece of brass which turns up over the bottom edge. There is one strand of chanelling around the lower leg. The cover is wood with a brass hinge and cork lining. On the cover is an oval brass medallion. Around the upper edge is a piece of ivory that is inscribed.
- Object name:
- TOBACCO MULL
- Made from:
- Wood -- ivory -- brass -- cork
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- 1753
- Size:
- 7.6 × 6.6 cm (3 × 2 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 34.29
- Class:
- WOOD
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on ivory piece at rim: SIR WILLIAM WALLACE GUARDIAN OF SCOTLAND; on brass plaque in center cover: Crieff; on cover around edge: 1753 WILL STEWART HIS BOX
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973