SNUFF MULL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The sheeps horn is short and tightly curled at the end. The horn cover has a projecting thumbpiece and is lined with silver. On the front is a blank silver shield. The silver hinge about the rim is plain but on the cover is cut in openwork in the form of the C motif. It is delicately engraved with a floral design. A round silver medallion on the cover is blank.
- Object name:
- SNUFF MULL
- Made from:
- Horn -- silver
- Made in:
- SCOTLAND
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.76
- Class:
- HORN
- Signature marks:
- MARK on interior of cover: pen shape mark; illegible name; Patd. 88
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973