Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.211c
Moveable Typeface Tongue and groove joined rectangular wood block. Part 3 of a 9 block 11 1/2 -inch tall moveable typeface number series. Front: Stained dark red-both recessed and relief equally stained. Block main feature is a relief wood "2" backwards with linear recessed areas defining the number. Sides: Plain wood with residual red stains near the relief edges and in the wood grain. Back: Plain wood with residual stain in the wood grains and outer edges.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 29.5 cm;
Width: 24.3 cm;
Height: 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