Block, Wood

Block, Wood

Artifact

Accession Number:
2015.1.3a
Description
Note: there are three separate to this geometric relief carved wood printing block Piece 1: Front: green rectangle with maximum length at 53cm minus 3cm by 28.5cm rectangle in top left section, and a 20.5cm by 14.2cm rectrangle from the bottom right section. Along the top left corner is a raised green strip measuring 1.5cm by 25.5cm. Below the top cut is another green strip measuring 1.0cm by 25.5cm. In the center just above and to the left of the bottom cutout is a backwords 'C'. In the bottom left is a green strip with 2 diagonal strips starting in the center of the small green strip and angling towards the left edge. The strip clostest to the edge is half as long as the second green strip. Back: circular indentations and scrapes are present, surrounding each relief carving on the wood front. Green colour is more concentrated on top of these carvings. Piece 2: Green rectangle with a relief green line horizontally 6.3cm above the bottom edge. Slightly indented line along the right side from top to just above the horizontal green line. Piece 3: Solid green rectangle on the front.
Materials
Wood (basswood or pine)
Measurements
53 cm L x 33.8 cm W x 1.9 cm H
Marks/Labels
Stamped ;"BOTT" is stamped onto the center right area of the back of the block.
Category
Printing T&E