Block, Wood

Artifact



2018.1.22
King, Andrew
1912 – 1958
Rectangular wood block with a carved relief of the letter "A". The surface of the relief is stained with deep purple-red ink. The old accession number is written on the top edge in sharpie and on a sticker. The non-relief surface is marked with shallow holes, chips and grooves. On the back the edges are stained with burgundy and black ink. There are black tight vertical lines on the back of the wood block. There are droplets of black and burgundy ink. 
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 60.4 cm ; Width: 45.8 cm ; Height: 2 cm ;
Gift of the Derksen Family