Block, Wood
Artefact
2015.1.212a
Moveable Typeface Tongue and groove joined rectangular wood block. Part one of a 4 part 11 ½ inch tall moveable typeface number series. Front: Stained red-block consists of a short and wide relief wood "2" backwards with recessed wood defining the number. Stain is equally distributed on relief and recessed wood. Sides: Plain wood with residual ink stains, near front edges and in the wood grains. Back: plain wood with ink stains in the wood grain and red and blue ink stains around the outer edges.
Wood *basswood or pine
Longueur: 29.2 cm;
Largeur: 50.9 cm;
Hauteur: 2.3 cm;
Notes: Height refers to the thickness of the block, width to the horizontal meaurement and length to the vertical measurement.
Notes: Height refers to the thickness of the block, width to the horizontal meaurement and length to the vertical measurement.
Gift of the Derksen Family