Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.19
Rectangular pictographic wood printing block. Front: yellow stained block. There are two recessed sections in this piece. In this middle left of the block is a rectangular recession measuring 14.2cm wide and 16.3cm long. The rectangle has a green colour on the inside and is filled with scrape marks from shaving down the wood. The green colous is slightly more concentrated on the left side of the rectangle. On the right side, about 2/3 of the way down is a relief carving of a juggler on a unicycle. The recessed area encompasses a space of roughly 5.5cm at the widest point and is 15cm long. The juggler is holding two pins with a third in midair. The front of the block appears to have been made by joining 3 separate pieces of wood together. Juggler has been made by joining 3 separate pieces of wood together. Juggler is also slightly green in colour and is marked with linear grooves. Back: The entire back of the block is covered in overlapping pieces of brown paper.
Wood (basswood ot pine)
Length: 38.7 cm;
Width: 32.6 cm;
Height: 2.4 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.
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