SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The horn is dark in color, and tightly curled at the end which is split in several places. The silver cover is engraved with a border of sprays of thistles and there is a small shield on the front. In center of the cover is a cairngorm of variegated colors. The lid is hinged and has a plain band around the opening.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver -- stone
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- ca. 1800
- Size:
- 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.58
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on shield: IP to JGW
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973