Engraving of the School for the Indigent Blind–Examination of the Pupils

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Accession Number: 2002.7

Description: Engraving is printed on page 554 of the June 14, 1851 issue of The Illustrated London News. Page is disbound. Caption: School for the Indigent Blind.--Examination of the Pupils. On the recto, page 553, column 3, is an accompanying article, "School for the Indigent Blind, St. George's Fields, Southwark." Article briefly describes the examinations given and the history of the school. Also mentioned is the "pentagonal arithmetic board."

Date Made: June 14, 1851

Place of Origin: London, England

Subjects: Blind children. Education. Examinations. Schools for the blind and visually impaired

Dimension Notes: 15 3/4 x 11 in. newspaper page ; 6 x 9 in. comp.

Made: The Illustrated London News, publisher

Material: Paper

Updated: 06/29/2021