Block, Wood

Artifact



2015.1.51
Rectangular wood block. Front: it is a red rectangle with the carved design of a "T" shape. The base of the "T" shape is 63.4cm wide and 50.2cm long before the top goes horizontal. The right side is 12.4cm from the edge, and the left side is 25.5cm from the edge. In the left area with no carving there is a "T" engraved and an upsidedown "B 6 4" below it. Sides: the previous temporary number is written in permanent marker on the right side in the left corner. It is also written on a label on the right corner of the right side. Back: there is a a cut right through the block in the top right area 13.0cm long. Written on the back of the block in pencil (?) "36/4" with the "3" scribbled out; written right of centre, top quarter of block.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 101.5 cm; Width: 65.40000000000001 cm; Height: 2.5 cm;
Notes: Numbers listed are the maximum measurements in each category. The height measurement refers to the thickness of the wood block with the raised wood design. Without the design the thickness is 1.7cm thick. The length is the longest measurement of the three. It measures the distance across the surface of the block from side to side.
Gift of the Derksen Family