SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The rams horn is beautifully patterned and the tip curls back on itself. The silver cover has a border of thistles carved in repousse. In the center is a faceted crystal with a gold foil behind it. The rim is silver and is channelled. It has an inscription.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver -- crystal -- foil
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- 1810
- Size:
- 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.102
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on front rim: John Chandler, Ironmonger Hall
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973