Handmade brick
Identifier
ABP-HBM-1.128
Title
Handmade brick
Description
Handmade brick of brown-coloured clay, flecked with ash. Rectangular frog; the centre marked with an impressed cross.
Impressed cross within the rectangular frog.
fair condition
Some chips to corners
Acquired 1972
Creator
Probably made on the brickfields south of the Yarra in the 1840s.
Source
Unknown. Obtained from the Alexandra Parade underpass excavations, 1972.
Type
Brick
Clay
Physical Dimensions
230 x 110 x 70 mm
Collection
Citation
Probably made on the brickfields south of the Yarra in the 1840s., “Handmade brick,” Miles Lewis Heritage Building Materials Collection, accessed May 3, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/mlbh_collection/items/show/185.