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FDA-A.2283-2021

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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

Material

ceramic
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
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