Snuff mull

Description

Ivory snuff-mull carved in the form of a Highlander fully armed with broadsword, pistol, dirk and targe, and wearing a belted plaid and a bonnet, probably made in France, c. 1715

Museum reference

H.NQ 217

Object name

Snuff mull

Production information

France, Western Europe

Date

c. 1715

Materials

Ivory

Exhibitions

• Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (23 Jun 2017 - 12 Nov 2017)
  National Museum of Scotland

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