SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The horn is partly in grey and the end is tightly curled. The silver cover has a border of deeply engraved thistles and leaves. In the center is a setting for a faceted pinkish Scotch crystal. On the front is a silver shield engraved with the initials of the original owner. The rim is channelled.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver -- crystal
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.112
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on shield: FMG
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973