Chalkboard

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chalkboard

Entry/Object ID

SS.2018.20

Description

Rectangular charcoal slate with brown-stained, tongue-in-groove frame; corners of frame rounded; hole at center of frame on one short end; illegible pencil marks around hole on one side.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1865 - 1910

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-7/16 in

Width

6-5/16 in

Depth

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 1/4 in. (21.4 x 16 x 0.6 cm)

Material

Slate, Wood (oak?)

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

School slate of Charles A. Enggren b. November 27, 1869. Charles used this instead of paper or a notebook. (information came from note included with Gift, see object file).

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial