Block, Wood

Artifact

Accession Number:
2015.1.19
Description
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.
Materials
Wood (basswood ot pine)
Measurements
38.7 cm L x 32.6 cm W x 2.4 cm H
Marks/Labels
Category
Printing T&E