Block, Wood

Artifact



2015.1.61
Rectangular solid wood block measuring 2.2cm thick by 65.5cm wide by 101.5cm long. Front: stained red. Block is chiseled except for a trapezoid shape. The shape has a bottom length of 120.5cm going from bottom left corner to the top right corner. Going up for 56cm from the bottom corner is the raised left edge. From here there is a smaller original top line 54cm long from the left edge to the top edge. From the right corner across the top edge for 36.5cm. The rest of the front is chiseled down to plain wood. The remaining stain is concentrated around the trapezoid shape and the outer edges. Back: Residual red stain on the back, otherwise it is solid plain wood. Left hand side has arrow and right hand side has "Fig 4/1" both in pencil.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 101.5 cm; Width: 65.5 cm; Height: 2.2 cm;
Notes: Numbers listed are the maximum measurements in each category. The height measurement refers to the thickness of the wood block. The measurement of the width measures the distance across the block; the length measures from top to bottom and is the longest measurement of the three.


Pencil arrow and "TOP" written on the back as well as "Fig 4/1" on the bottom.
Gift of the Derksen Family