Snuff mull. Small lidded wooden box with a bulbous tub shape, a silver band and hinge at the opening and a silver circle on the lid inscribe ROB GIB'S CONTRACT.

Title

Snuff mull. Small lidded wooden box with a bulbous tub shape, a silver band and hinge at the opening and a silver circle on the lid inscribe ROB GIB'S CONTRACT.

Identifier

ABDUA:18168

Description

Snuff mull, with a black wooden barrel-shaped body, silver rim, mounts and hinges. The lid is inscribed with two entwined hearts and 'Rob Gib's Contract' (Jacobite passwords). This mull may have been made by Ferguson of Rothiemay (there is a similar snuff mull, signed by him, in Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow). Letter in file.
Inscription: two hearts | Rob Gob's Contract

Date

Early: 1700 Late: 1800

Format

wood metal silver, H: 75 mm D: 60 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire

Source

Field Collector: Davidson,G snr?
Field Collection Date: 1900 (pre)?

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Davidson, George

UUID

7dde9bc9-1aae-42ff-afbf-c35b77778c49

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