Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.210a
Moveable typeface Tongue and groove joined rectangular wood block. Part 1 of a 4 block 15 inch tall typeface number series. Front: Stained bright red. Block consists of a relief wood "2" backwards. Number is completed vertically-appears squished down and wider than a normal "2". Recessed wood is quite rough and defines the relief "2". Stain is concentrated on the relief section. Sides: Plain wood with residual red stain near the relief wood edges and dark ink stains in the wood grain. Back: Plain wood with ink stains in the wood grain-and in fingerprints around the outer edges.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 37.8 cm;
Width: 48.1 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