Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.120b
Solid wood rectangular picture block. Front: stained yellow. The top half of this board is part of a semi-circle, the curve of which begins 14.7cm down from the top left corner and ends 9.7cm down from the top right corner; the longest part, which is just slightly left of center, is 19cm. Connecting at the bottom of the semi-circle are 4 lines: 3 curve towards the right and one curves to the left. The left curving line is split in 2, leaving space for a flag (triangle) and then connects to a stand 6cm below the semi-circle. On the left side of the block, below the semi-circle by about 0.5cm is the outline of a ferris wheel 15.5cm long. The ferris wheel then connects to the top of a tent approximately 6.5cm long and 12cm wide at the widest point. Across the bottom (same raised piece as the tent) is a jagged rectangle 6cm long by 31.5cm wide, which would be the backdrop for the crowd. Attached to this same piece is the outline of 4 stands. The closest stands to the right (the yellow block shows them as one) measures 10cm wide by 17.5cm long, with a birdcage shape and 2 flags attached to the top. Just below the 2 flags is the indented shape for a tiger's face. The next stand is rectangular shaped with an elongated (tall) semi-circle in the middle. The final stand is a rectangle with a dome on top approximately 8cm by 11cm wide (at widest and tallest points). Attached at left corner, and above the third stand are the 4 curving lines from the semi-circle. The above described areas are all raised wood with chiseled areas surrounding them. Sides: plain wood with residual yellow stain Back: strip of paper attached to the top left corner. "T228" stamped in the center with purple ink.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 41.8 cm;
Width: 32.3 cm;
Height: 2.3 cm;
Notes: Height refers to the thickness, width measures from side to side, and the length measures how tall the block is from top to bottom.
Notes: Height refers to the thickness, width measures from side to side, and the length measures how tall the block is from top to bottom.
"T228" is stamped onto the back in purple ink
Gift of the Derksen Family