SLATE
Unique ID: BERK-C1D811
A small fragment of slate engraved with vertical and double horizontal lines, forming what appears to be a type of table. There are rounded dots that look like they are part of this table but they are actually natural indentations in the slate. This slate was probably part of a writing slate, in use in schools and work places from the later 18th Century. Writing slates were available in various designs, some being lined, other divided into squares and some even with maps on them. This slate may have been used for accounting or mathematics in the school or the workplace during the Victorian period.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MODERN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Dimensions and weight
Length: 21.87 mm
Width: 14.06 mm
Thickness: 2.44 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Quantity: 1
Personal details
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Recorded by: Miss Anni
Byard
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Identified by: Miss Anni
Byard - [view all attributed records]
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Linear [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East And London
County: Oxfordshire
District: South Oxfordshire
Parish: Chalgrove
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6396
Four figure Latitude: 51.659263 Four figure longitude: -1.090623
1:25K map: SU6396
1:10K map: SU69NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Discovery metadata
Method of discovery: Gardening [scope notes]
General landuse: Other[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Garden[scope notes]
Adjacent Domesday Book places
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Created:
Sunday 25th July 2010
Updated: Sunday 25th July 2010
