Object Literature
This would have been part of a series of several teaching aid boards used in the Victorian classrooms at the time. Many schools were quite grim places, often with windows high up so that children could not see out. They were drab by modern standards, with very little on the walls except perhaps a stern text, for example this type of teaching aid for instance, as it was considered very important to develop a fine hand, so a lot of time was spent practicing copy writing. Boys and girls generally were separated, having their own entrance and playground.
A very evocative piece in wondrous aged condition; more like ‘lessons on looking good’, for us.