Block, Wood

Block, Wood

Artifact



2015.1.20b
Solid wood block stained black measuring 2.1cm thick, 33.1cm at the widest point, at the widest point, 24 cm long at the largest point and has a rectangular section measuring 15.7cm wide by 11.3cm long cut out from the top left corner so the resulting shape is like an 'L' turned 90degrees counter clockwise. The remaining left edge has a 2.5cm wide section of chiseled wood with vertical linear grooves. The rest of the block's lower and upper sections are raised wood with one chiseled word occupying that section. The upper right section has the word "MART" chiseled backwards with vertical linear grooves. The bottom raised section has the word "Kenney" chiseled into it with the vertical linear grooves. Along the upper and lower edges are 2 wavy grooves creating a wavy horizontal line. The back is plain wood with two cut marks from the removed section of wood. In the upper left corner is a residual piece of paper attatched to the back.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 24 cm; Width: 33.1 cm; Height: 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.
Gift of the Derksen Family