SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The mull is made from a very large rams horn which is curled at the end. It has light colorations for markings. On the front is a silver shield which is inscribed. There is a silver rim around the cover and a silver hinge. The top has two silver plaques which are inscribed.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- 1813
- Size:
- 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.94
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on shield: Let Social Life and Glee Sit Down Together Burns; on rim: The Anderston Social Club; on hinge: Instituted; on cover: 1813
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973