Description

Rectangular pictographic wood printing block. Front: This is a rectangle with the base colour of yellow. On it is a carved scene of something like a circus or fair. The word "SHOW" is carved into the bottom of the board. It is 37.0cm long and 9.4cm tall or wide. Above it is the outline of tents. The two shapes on the left of this outlines are towers, one half the height of the other. Next to them are two curves. The second almost closes into a circle.To its left is a rounded tower with a top of two spheres stacked on top of a curve. Below is a harsh curve 5.0cm wide at its widest point. Beside it is a much smaller curve 1/3 of the height of the curve to its left. The smal curve continues on into a straight line with a bumpy bottom side. Above this fair outline is a large unidentifiable shape. It is roughly 18.0cmm wide and 27.0cm long. On each side of this shape stands what appears to be a woman. Each woamn has about shoulder length curly hair. The one on the right seems to have a leapord print shirt on. Around her midsection is the carved head of a lion 13.5cm wide and 14.5cm long. Below the lines are two strips of wood that seem to create the women's leg. On the right side is a strip of wood along the edge that begins 43.8cm away from the bottom. It slants down left into a triangle and angles back into the edge in two curves. There is a similar strip of wood on the left side and is 30.5cm from the bottom. 6.5cm above it is another organic shape 3.8cm wide and about 8.0cm long. There are two strips of wood below the left woman's head that give her arms shape. An upsidedown "K" is carved into the top right. Sides: there is a sticker on the bottom with "No Access #" written on it. Back: there is a piece of masking tape in the top right corner that has "DAG 323" written on it. The word "BOTTOM" is also stamped on to the back, in the middle towards the bottom.

Materials

Wood (basswood or pine)

Measurements

83 cm L x 66 cm W x 2.3 cm H

Marks/Labels

;"BOTT" is stamped onto the back

Category

Printing T&E