Clay roof tile

Agency/Maker
Convict (Unknown)
Production date
1790-1820
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Brief description
Early convict roof tile made in Parramatta or Sydney. Most likely a part of the Commissariat building near Queens Wharf, Parramatta.

This artefact was discovered in an archaeological investigation in 1989 encompassing the foreshores of the Parramatta River from Arthur Street to Charles Street Wharf, from the Gasworks Bridge to Morton Street, land on George Street between Harris and Purchase Streets. The site has a varied history with the wharf landing in existence from 1788, and barracks, stores, granaries, a mens’ asylum, a mill and cloth factory all being in evidence at times between 1788 and the 1930s.
Media/Materials
Clay
Measurements
22cm long
8 and 1/2" long
14cm wide
5 and 7/16"wide
3cm high
1 and 1/4"high
Production place
Unknown
Subject category
Early Colonial
Department
Archaeology
Cultural Collections
Accession date
29 Jun 2012
Object number
QWW.1992.00139

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