Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.211h
Moveable Typeface Tongue and groove joined rectangular wood block. Block 8 of 9 in an 11.5-inch tall moveable typeface number series. Front: Stained dark red-equally on recessed and relief wood areas. Block features a relief wood "6" backwards (could also be a 9). Linear recessed areas define this number. Sides: Plain wood with residual stain near the relief edges and in the wood grain. Back: Stained red-mostly relief wood with partial words etched in that read "WORLD" "FINES" "BAND" (with half the D missing). Horizontally across the center is a 1cm deep cut/groove.
Wood (basswood or Pine)
Length: 29.5 cm;
Width: 24.1 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