Object number
51/272
Description
This drainage tile is made of clay and has a narrow opening along the bottom. It is of the half-cylinder type used in subsoil drainage systems. It was found at Berkshire Farm Institute, Hurley, and packed with flints when dug up.
Physical description
1 drainage tile: clay; fair condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Tile // Accession number: 51/272 // Classification: Drainage systems subsoil // Negative number: 60/13578 // Acquisition method: gift // Acquired from, date: March 1951 [...] University of Reading // Recorder, date: J.M.B. 8.2.82 // Description:This drainage tile is made of clay and has a narrow opening along the bottom. // Associated information: It was found at Berkshire Farm Institute, Hurley, and packed with flints when dug up. Approx date: 1820's. Other negs. nos. 35/158, 5/188, 60/10427// References:'
Production date
1820-01-01 - 1829-12-31
Production period
1820s
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_158.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10427.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_133578.tif - High resolution image
