SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The brown horn curls tightly back on itself near the tip. On the front is a silver shield with a crest. The cover is also made in silver and has a border engraved with a garland of thistles. Set in the center of the cover is a flat cut, transparent stone, which is yellowish in color. The cover is gilded inside. The edge of the silver cover has plain bands.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver -- stone
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- ca. 1800
- Size:
- 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.68
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- COAT OF ARMS on shield: crest (a mailed forearm grasping a head)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973