Hornbook
Teaching Toy
1785-1815 (made)
1785-1815 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
battledore or paddle shaped piece of bone with the alphabet incised on one side and a flower motif on the other
some colouring remains - red, black and green
some colouring remains - red, black and green
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Hornbook (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | incised and painted bone |
| Brief description | bone, English, 1785-1815 |
| Physical description | battledore or paddle shaped piece of bone with the alphabet incised on one side and a flower motif on the other some colouring remains - red, black and green |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Production | Attribution note: these are usually individually hand made and different although many were designed to be sold or bartered |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.239-1978 |
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| Record created | January 18, 2001 |
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