Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.15a
*Picture/Text Block* Rectangular tongue and groove block. Front: Block is stained orange and the words and designs are recessed. Recessed areas appear to be more of a reddish-brown colour than orange. Across the top of the block is the recessed word "SHOWS" approximately 30cm wide by 9cm tall (0.9cm from the top edge and 1cm from the left/right edges). On the left and right edges are 3 circular recessions on the outsides of the 2 "S"'s. In the bottom left and right corners are recessed stars , about 4cm by 4cm, with 10 lines surrounding each as well as circular recessed dots. If folded in half, the stars and dots would make 2 mirror image. In between the two stars is a rectangular cutout, beginning 8.2cm from either (left or right) edge, and measures 15.8cm wide by 12.2cm long. Stars have linear grooves inside, and rectangle and letters have circular grooves. Sides: Dark ink stains in the wood grain, and residual orange/red stain near the front. Back: Covered in 2.5cm strips of paper (top strip-left half torn off). Dark stains across paper remnants.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 22 cm;
Width: 32.5 cm;
Height: 2.2 cm;
Notes: Height measures the thickness; width always measures horizontally, and length always measures vertically on all measurements of block.
Notes: Height measures the thickness; width always measures horizontally, and length always measures vertically on all measurements of block.
Gift of the Derksen Family