Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.209c
*Moveable Typeface Tongue and groove joined rectangular wood block. Part 3 of an 8 block 16 ½ inch moveable typeface number series. Front: Block originally stained red, now faded orange. Block is mostly relief wood in the shape of a "3" backwards. Recessed wood defines the number. The number covers the majority of the block. Sides: Appear to be stained very dark with residual spots of red in stain, most notably on the bottom. Back: Residual ink stains in the wood and around the outer edges.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 42.1 cm;
Width: 19.6 cm;
Height: 2.3 cm;
Notes: Height refers to the thickness of the block; width measures horizontally, and length measures vertically or how tall it is.
Notes: Height refers to the thickness of the block; width measures horizontally, and length measures vertically or how tall it is.
Gift of the Derksen Family