Snuff mull, Scotland, ca. 1840
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1840
Snuff mull, Scotland, ca. 1840 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1840. The museum's brief description reads: Snuff mull made of a horn mounted in pewter.
Scottish, ca. 1840. Museum description: Snuff mull made of a horn mounted in pewter. Hinged lid with figure of a horse mounted on the finial. The museum record gives measurements Height 22.3 cm; Length 26.7 cm; Depth 18.3 cm; Weight 1.83 kg; place associated: Scotland. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 22.3 cm; Length 26.7 cm; Depth 18.3 cm; Weight 1.83 kg
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Pewter and horn
- Place recorded
- Scotland
Identification
- Museum object name
- Snuff mull
- Museum object number
- M.202-1929
- Museum system number
- O76858
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.