Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.5b
Relief carved wood printing block. Front: Orange rectangle with two cutouts (recessions). Orange colour is concentrated everywhere but the two cutouts which have residual orange colour. The top section cutout is a circular recession with a diameter of 13cm with an arrow coming from the top of the circle heading towards the left edge of the block. Arrow curves down into a triangular pointed recession approxiamtely 5.0cm at its widest point. Top edge of triangular point is 12.5cm from the left edge of the circle. In the bottom left section of the block is a rectangular recession measuring 18.0cm by 8.2cm, on slightly downwards to the right diagonal. Bottom right corner of the recession is 13.4cm from the bottom and 18.5cm from the left edge of the block. Back: in the center slightly to the right is the word "Bottom" stamped on it in red ink.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 51.7 cm;
Width: 32.8 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.
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.
in the center slightly to the right is the word "Bottom" stamped on the back in red ink.
Gift of the Derksen Family