SNUFF MULL

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

The mull is a box and is oval in shape. The top, bottom, and the lower half of the sides are made in horn of a greyish or dark color. The piece of horn in the upper section of the sides is in an almost white piece of horn. The cover is set in the center with a yellowish faceted stone in a round silver setting.

Object name:

SNUFF MULL

Made from:

Horn -- topaz -- silver

Made in:

SCOTLAND

Date made:

ca. 1800

Size:

2.5 × 9.2 × 6.4 cm (1 × 3 5/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

36.80.1-2

Class:

HORN

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973