Board

Museum number:
9-11550
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011550
Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
Bread board; circular slab of wood, dark in center, light on two sides. incised circle on top, just in from edge. Three short, triangular blocks nailed on as legs. Diameter 22 cm; height 4 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Karol Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi State
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Delhi State, Kurol Boyh, Ajimal Khan Market
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
January 4, 1970
Materials:
Metal and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
used for rolling chappatis and other bread on. cost: Rs. 1.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 22 centimeters and height 4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Board, accession number 9-11550, described as Bread board; circular slab of wood, dark in center, light on two sides. incised circle on top, just in from edge. Three short, triangular blocks nailed on as legs. Diameter 22 cm; height 4 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Board, accession number 9-11550, described as Bread board; circular slab of wood, dark in center, light on two sides. incised circle on top, just in from edge. Three short, triangular blocks nailed on as legs. Diameter 22 cm; height 4 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Board, accession number 9-11550, described as Bread board; circular slab of wood, dark in center, light on two sides. incised circle on top, just in from edge. Three short, triangular blocks nailed on as legs. Diameter 22 cm; height 4 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Board, accession number 9-11550, described as Bread board; circular slab of wood, dark in center, light on two sides. incised circle on top, just in from edge. Three short, triangular blocks nailed on as legs. Diameter 22 cm; height 4 cm.

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