SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The horn is dark and curled tightly on the end. The flat cover has a projection for the thumbpiece and is lined with cork. The hinge is brass and is plain except on the cover where it is cut in a double C design. On the cover is a silver shield.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver -- brass -- cork
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.71
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on shield: JW in script
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973