SNUFF MULL

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

This mull is an oval box which is made of three pieces of horn for the sides, top and bottom. The bottom has a chanelled decoration. The top is plain and the cover is cut with a point for the thumbpiece. The silver rim about the top is undecorated. There is a silver hinge which extends onto the cover. It is shaped like a double C. There is a small silver plaque on top.

Object name:

SNUFF MULL

Made from:

Horn -- silver

Made in:

SCOTLAND

Date made:

19th c.

Size:

2.9 × 6.6 × 5.1 cm (1 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

36.59

Class:

HORN

Signature marks:

INSCRIPTION on top of hinge: 15 93 engraved; in center of cover on oval silver medallion: PB in script

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973