Block, wood
Artefact
2015.1.212b
Moveable Typeface Rectangular wood block with tongue and groove joints. This is the second block in a 6 part 11.5-inch moveably typeface number series. Front: The number on the front is a backwards "3" done in relief. The recessed sections help to define the relief number. The number is squished vertically. Sides: There is a label on the right side with the previous temporary number written on it. All sides have black ink marks in the wood grain, but the top and bottom sides also have blue and red ink marks splattered on them. Back: Stained green with blue, red, and black marks splattered along the top and bottom edges. It is done in relief with jagged sections recessed into the top, and 5 points recessed onto the bottom left edge. The points on the top edge range from about 6cm long to 8.5cm long.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Longueur: 29.3 cm;
Largeur: 50.6 cm;
Hauteur: 2.4 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