FDA-A.2283-2021
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2283-2021
Object type
Identification
Title
Herschel's Donors' Panel
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Ceramic tiled panel, 20th century, of rectangular form, comprising 72 blue and brown tiles, inscribed with names; some with terracotta or cream roundels with the letters ‘HTO'
Comments
This panel probably records the donors who paid for the Herschel Astronomical Society Observatory, in the grounds of Eton College. The monogram that seems to be 'HTO' is the symbol of the Herschel Astronomical Society.
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 860mm
width (actual size): 960mm
width (actual size): 960mm
Material
ceramic
oak
oak
Physical description
Ceramic tiled panel; of rectangular form, comprising 72 blue and brown tiles, inscribed with names of donors, some with terracotta or cream roundels with the letters ‘HTO', within a moulded oak frame
