Tax brick

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by composition> > inorganic material > clay > clay products > brick (clay product) > <brick by form> > <brick by form: shape or size> > great brick

Descripción

Bricks of larger than normal dimensions made to evade the early brick tax in England, which was levied simply on the number of bricks manufactured. Subsequent legislation eliminated the advantage of using such bricks (which were more difficult and expensive to use anyway); thicker than usual bricks remained in use, however, particularly in the North and Midlands.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300010494

Otros términos

  • tax bricks [en]
  • brick, tax [en]