Handmade brick

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Identifier

ABP-HBM-1.113

Title

Handmade brick

Date

1850s?

Description

Crumbling handmade brick of pale orange-brown coloured clay, with cinders and extensive fire-cracking. Two thumbprints in opposite corners of upper face.
Two thumbprints in opposite corners of upper face.
fair condition
Crumbling
Acquired 1972

Contributor

Obtained from the owners of 'Offington' Cottage, Olinda

Source

From Collingwood

Type

Brick
terracotta

Physical Dimensions

230 x 100 x 75 mm

Collection

Citation

“Handmade brick,” Miles Lewis Heritage Building Materials Collection, accessed December 27, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/mlbh_collection/items/show/170.