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Antique double sided black slate students' chalkboard framed in walnut. The frame has faint student's inscribed doodles.
CREATOR Unknown.
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ABOUT
Antique double sided black slate students' chalkboard framed in walnut. The frame has faint student's inscribed doodles.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880-1910.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Walnut, Slate.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Chip in upper right corner. White marks on the slate on the reverse side.
DIMENSIONS H 15 in. W 11 in. D .25 in.
HISTORY
In the nineteenth century, schoolchildren's access to paper was limited. Slates were used to practice handwriting and arithmetic without wasting precious paper. After a teacher's approval, the students were allowed to copy their best slate work into a paper copybook, as a record of accomplishment. Students also memorized concepts, rules and even long literary passages, thus conserving paper's
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- Dimensions
- 11ʺW × 0.25ʺD × 15ʺH
- Styles
- Industrial
- Victorian
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Stone
- Walnut
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
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