Block, Wood
Artefact
2015.1.136
*Text Block* joined using the T&G technique. Front: flat rectangle that is stained black/dark blue with a design of relief wood on top that outlines the word "EXHIBITION" backwards. The letters are recessed. Thre is a backwards "L" shaped border that goes from the "E" and across the bottom of the word. The bottom edge of this border has 12 triangle like shapes along it poiting up . The tops of the letters also are cut off, as well as the left side. The word itself is 27.6 cm long and the letters are about 7.0 cm tall. The back wards L is 1.5 cm wide on the vertical side and about 2.0 cm wide on the horizontal side. Sides: There is a label on the top side with the previous temporary number written on it. Back: There are 2 horizontal strips of paper that go horizontal across the back and cover it. The bottom one is peeling which reveals more strip of paper that are glued on to the back. There is a strip of masking tape on the right with "DAG 372" written upside down in red ink.
Wood (Basswood or pine)
Longueur: 12 cm;
Largeur: 32 cm;
Hauteur: 2 cm;
Notes: Height refers to thickness, width to the horizontal measurement, and length to the veritcal measurement of this block.
Notes: Height refers to thickness, width to the horizontal measurement, and length to the veritcal measurement of this block.
Gift of the Derksen Family