Braille slate

Slate, Pocket

Accession Number: 2001.211.35

Description: Hinged pocket slate; top plate is brass; internally applied hinge; grooved bottom plate; 4 lines of 24 cells; pins in bottom plate. "233." --front left of top plate. "Istituto Dei Ciechi Napoli Paolo Colosimo." --front right of top plate.

Date Made: n.d.

Place of Origin: Naples, Italy

Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection

History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection

Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: 1 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.

Made: Istituto Sei Ciechi Paolo Colosimo

Material: Brass, zinc

Updated: 10/05/2015