SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The horn is dark with light spots and is curled back on itself at the end. The horn cover is lined with cork. The silver hinge about the rim is plain but on the cover becomes a thistle blossom with two leaves engraved and in openwork. There is a round silver medallion on the cover.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver -- cork
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.70
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on cover: JK in script
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973