SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The end of the horn is carved in the shape of a dogs head. It hase white patches on the ears. The eyes are inlaid in white and the mouth is cut open. The rest of the horn is the neck of the dog. The cover has a silver hinge around it which is engraved with a name. It extends onto the cover with a thistle with two leaves.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- ca. 1820
- Size:
- 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.96
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on hinge: WM. GRAHAM
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973