Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.209b
Moveable typeface Rectangular tongue and groove joined wood block. Block 2 of numbered typeface series 16 ½ inch tall. Front: Originally stained red-mostly relief wood in the shape of a "12" (approximately 0.8cm above the recessed wood. Recessed wood accents the outline of the two. Sides: stained dark red. Back: Residual ink stains on the back-in the wood grains as well as down the center and outer edges on top of the wood.~root~>
Wood (Basswood or pine)~root~>
Length: 42.1 cm;
Width: 19.7 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.~root~>
Notes: Height refers to the thickness of the block, width to the horizontal meaurement and length to the vertical measurement.~root~>
Gift of the Derksen Family~root~>