Plate, Lithograph
Artifact
2015.1.9a
Front: 2.0cm thick square block. Square clock with rectangular piece missing measuring 12.2cm by 3.7cm wood block is stained black or dark brown. Nailed to the block appears to be a silver piece of metal (zinc plate) depicting a farm yard animal scene. In the top left corner is a turkey, to the right is a rooster, and in the top right corner is a horses head. On the left side below the turkey is a cow depicted sitting like a dog; to the right, a pig and sheep dancing are pictured and in the bottom right corner is a duck. Across the bottom is a strip depicting grass about 2.0cm tall. Back: Unstained block with same size rectangle missing, with six cuts surrounding the hole, two lengthwise and 4 width wise
Wood (basswood or pine), Zinc Plate
Length: 22.5 cm;
Width: 23.1 cm;
Height: 2.1 cm;
Notes: Numbers listed are the mazimum 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 mazimum 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