FDA-A.875-2020
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.875-2020
Object type
Identification
Title
Marking Out Box
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Wooden casket/box; the hinged lid with slits
Comments
'Marking out' is the Eton term given to the practice of boys bringing slips to place in a box in a chapel or assembly hall. The name and house of the boy would be written on the slip and these were placed in 'marking out' boxes as a record of attendance. Marking out is now carried out by Masters, without the use of slips or boxes.
Description
Content (other)
Dimensions
height: 490mm
width: 250mm
depth: 440mm
height: 500mm
width: 460mm
depth: 200mm
width: 250mm
depth: 440mm
height: 500mm
width: 460mm
depth: 200mm
Material
oak
Physical description
Three oak caskets/ boxes: comprising a pair of rectangular form with three slits in the hinged top with three internal compartments, the third later and with a single slit in the top
Production
Date
20th century
