Snuff mull. A small spiral shaped horn with a wooden top and leather cord.

Title

Snuff mull. A small spiral shaped horn with a wooden top and leather cord.

Identifier

ABDUA:18175

Description

Snuff horn with a lid in cork. Shape : curled. Old label states that this horn was made by one of the survivors of the battle of Culloden, possibly in one of the houses on the Muir of Culloden.
Inscription: Old label

Date

Early: 1746 Late: 1800

Format

leather ox skin horn cork, L: 121 mm Dia: 46 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North, Culloden Inverness-shire

Source

Field Collection Date: 1929 (pre)

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Ffiske, C.E Mrs

UUID

c8b1419b-ae06-4979-9610-cd24d3d8b074

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