SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The body of the mull is a curled sheeps horn. The cover is a round piece of horn with a projection for the thumbpiece. On the front is a shield. The silver hinge about the rim is not decorated. The hinge on the cover is cut in the shape of a thistle blossom with two leaves. There is a round medallion on the lid.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.74
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on shield: J G Dawson
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973