Block, Wood

Artifact

Accession Number:
2015.1.140a
Description
**T&G rectangular picture block** Front: Block is stained yellow. The relief sections fill in outlines of the designs made by the other related block (2015.1.140b). 3.1 cm from the top edge and 1.0 cm from the left edge is a relief circle 17.0 cm in diameter. 7.1 cm to the right is another relief circle that is 5.2cm in diameter. 14.9 cm below is a relief circle 4.1cm in diameter. Below it is the fair scene described for 2015.1.140b, except for a ferris wheel along the left side. It is 27.7cm tall and 12.0 cm wide (only half of it is visible). Moving across the right the relief wood fills in 3 shapes that appear to be tents. The first is 8.6cm wide, the second 7.0 cm, and the third 6.5cm; they are all about 5-6cm tall. Below the ferris wheel there is a 14.8cm long bumpy rectangle that fills in the rim of the carousel. Below it and across the bottom, the relief wood fills in the crowd outlines. There are 5 silohettes of people's heads that are carved out of the bottom edge of the relief wood. Sides: there is a label stuck on the top side with the previous temporary number printed on it near the right. Back: There is a piece of masking tape along the top with DAG 293 written on it in red ink. There is a rectangle shaped indent along the left side 1.5cm wide x 17.0 cm tall.
Materials
Wood (basswood or pine)
Measurements
65.3 cm L x 31.5 cm W x 1.9 cm H
Marks/Labels
;No. 96 is stamped on the back in purple ink.
Category
Printing T&E