SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The horn is short and tightly curled, probably from a sheep. The cover is in horn with a piece of cork inside to make it tight and has a silver mounting. The hinge is made in silver. It has a scalloped design and had the date inscribed on it. On the center of the cover is a small silver medallion engraved with the initials of the original owner AC S.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver -- cork
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- 1772
- Size:
- 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.65
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION; DATE on hinge: 17 72; on cover: AC S
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973