- Accession Number:
- 2003.185.123a-b
- Description:
- 2003.185.123a - Hinged brass slate with two pegs on back to fit holes in wooden board; slate has 6 lines of 40 cells for writing New York point; front has brass plating. 2003.185.123b - Board has a wooden clamp with metal hinges at top to hold paper. Initials "E S" are scratched into the back of the board at top center. "494" --inscribed on slate, at bottom right corner on front of bottom plate. "N.Y.I.E. Blind. N.Y. City." --inscribed on back of slate.
- Date Made:
- ca. 1900
- Maker:
- New York Institute for the Education of the Blind
- Place of Origin:
- New York
- Collection:
- KSB Collection
- History/Provenance:
- KSB Collection
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 2003.185
- Subjects:
- Boards (writing) New York Point. Slates. Tactile writing.
- Dimension Notes:
- 1 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. slate ; 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1/2 in. board
- Made:
- New York Institute for the Education of the Blind
- Material:
- Metal slate ; wood, metal board
- Updated:
- 02/28/2012
