SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The horn is black and is tightly curled at the end. The cover is made in horn and has an engraved plaque on top which represents a thistle plant near the hinge. On the front is a small silver shield which is blank. Around the rim is a silver band which is inscribed.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- 1809-1810
- Size:
- 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.89
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION rim of hinge: TO J WHITTET FROM RP SCRIMCEOUR BALBOUGHTY
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973