Brick, Rust Orange Angled Claw Foot Brick

Name/Title

Brick, Rust Orange Angled Claw Foot Brick

Entry/Object ID

2019.002.2

Description

One rustic orange brick with a downcurved front ornately detailed with a continuous lion's foot and claw-like pattern. There are three claws carved between oval spheres, with two half-spheres on each edge of the brick.

Made/Created

Notes

Collected by Dr. Tom Ritchie while he was employed at National Research Council Canada from 1950-1980.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Back of object

Transcription

"CAMBRIDGE ST. SCHOOL / 1898 [DE17] 1974"

Notes

Handwritten in black marker

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Brick

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Construction Materials

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Dimensions

Height

6.2 cm

Depth

9.2 cm

Length

21.5 cm

Material

clay