Block, Wood

Block, Wood

Artifact

Accession Number:
2015.1.4a
Description
Front: Almost Square, orange colour concentrated on raised wood parts of the wood block. Along left side is a rectangle of carved relief wood measuring 10.6cm by 32.1cm Cut out on a downwards diagonal is a rectangular shape measuring 9.1cm by 8.7cm in the top right section of the relief rectangle. Starting at the bottom of the rectangular cut out is a carved relief arc, going to the right edge of the block and missing 5.0cm, then curves down to the bottom edge of the block. The arc stops at the bottom edge 16.0cm away from the relief rectangle's right edge. The arc is detailed to have a brick like pattern all along the curve consisting of 40 carved relief bricks. Back: word "arrange" is written in pencil in the center of the block. In the bottom left corner is a smudge of orange ink.
Materials
Wood (basswood or pine)
Measurements
32.1 cm L x 30.5 cm W x 2 cm H
Marks/Labels
bottom edge of block Hamilton, Two Rivers, WLS Inscription;"Hamilton, Two Rivers, WIS" is cut into the bottom edge of the block
Category
Printing T&E