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WRITING SLATE
Unique ID: DENO-4D5DCA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of slate, with incised lines on both faces; one face has a grid of squares, each 7mm wide (approximately 1/4 inch). The other face has parallel lines, 9 mm apart. This is probably part of a writing slate, used in schools and work places from the 18th century. The lined side would have been used for handwriting practice, the grid for arithmetic or drawing.
The fragment is roughly rectangular, measuring 37 mm by 34 mm, it is 4 mm thick and weighs 10.7 g.
A similar item is described in record BERK-C1D811
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 34 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 10.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Saturday 31st December 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8500
Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Southwell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7053
Four figure Latitude: 53.06966054
Four figure longitude: -0.95672644
1:25K map: SK7053
1:10K map: SK75SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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