Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.114
Rectangular pictographic wood printing block. Front: stained dark blue with several relief carved sections. Along the bottom edge is a skyline of a carnival/ fair scene. From left to right: 3 different shaped tents with flags on each curve (6 flags). Next comes a ride where there are 2 containers swinging in the air. Next come 2 more tents; the first with 1 flag and the second with 32 flags. Next is a ferris wheel 6.1cm tall. A 0.5cm wide line shoots up diagonally from the right corner for 10cm. On top of this line is a star 14.5cm tall and 13.5m wide. There is a similar picture in the left corner except for the line that goes on for 17.0cm and the star is 8cm tall and 8.5cm wide. There is a carved blob shape on the right of this star. Above it in the top left corner is an 8cm by 8cm star. In the right corner is half of a star 14.5cm wide. Side: bottom side there is masking tape with "No Access #" written on it. Back: masking tape in the top right corner with "DAG 298" written in red ink
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 43 cm;
Width: 32.5 cm;
Height: 2.1 cm;
Notes: Height measures the thickness, width measures from side to side, and the length measures how tall the block is from the top to the bottom.
Notes: Height measures the thickness, width measures from side to side, and the length measures how tall the block is from the top to the bottom.
"No. 231' is stamped on the back in the middle in purple ink.
Gift of the Derksen Family