Writing slate
Category
Education objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Slate and wood
Measurements
Smallest slate - 200 mm (length); 148 mm (width), Largest slate - 346 mm (length); 238 mm (width)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668123
Summary
A box containing ten school slates of various sizes. The largest has horizontal lines incised on one surface, the second longest has a one centimetre grid incised on one surface, all other surfaces are plain. All of the slates have wooden surrounding frames, jointed and glued or pinned at the corners. Six are of identical size with rounded corners, only the largest and smallest are square at the corners. All show evidence of use. Total number of items is 10.