Block, Wood

Artifact

Accession Number:
2015.1.151b
Description
*Picture Block* Front: Rectangular block with a primarily recessed surface except for the relief right side stained green. In the bottom right corner (in the relief wood there is a 15.8cm (wide) by 14.3cm (tall) recessed rectangle on a slight tilt to the right. The top left and bottom right corners are cut off. The green relief wood goes the full length of the right side; it goes 39.4cm along the bottom edge from the right edge. It is 18.5cm in from the right edge along the top edge. Beginning from this point at the top the wood angles down for 7.1cm before jutting out 1.0cm for 3.9cm. This line then moves towards the right for 1.0cm and then continues down for 17.4cm, left for 6.6cm and up again for 5.8cm. The line slants down to the left for 5.4cm, straightens out for 3.4cm, and then slants down again for 4.4cm before curving out to the bottom. Sides: label on the left side with the previous temporary number written on it. Back: Strip of masking tape in the top left with "DAG 350". The previous number is written along the right side in black marker. "Green" is handwritten across the middle in pencil. "M" is stamped in red at the bottom edge.
Materials
Wood (basswood or pine)
Measurements
32 cm L x 52.7 cm W x 2.2 cm H
Marks/Labels
;"Green" is handwritten on the back. "M" is stamped on the bottom edge of the back with the side of an "O" cut off by the edge.
Category
Printing T&E