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Slate

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-18252

Description

Wooden frame slateboard, one nail in corner, pencil sketch of cartoonish face near nail.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablets
slate (rock)
wood (plant material)
education
Slate
Education
CHALKBOARD

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12.625 x 8.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2342

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