diff --git a/bad_data/PARQUET-1481.parquet b/bad_data/PARQUET-1481.parquet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..614912f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bad_data/PARQUET-1481.parquet
Binary files differ
diff --git a/bad_data/README.md b/bad_data/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e714b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bad_data/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# "Bad Data" files
+
+These are files used for reproducing various bugs that have been reported.
+
+* PARQUET-1481.parquet: tests a case where a schema Thrift value has been
+  corrupted
\ No newline at end of file