Plate, Lithograph

Artifact

Accession Number:
2015.1.12a
Description
*Picture Block* Wood Block with an attached zinc design plate. All measurements are at the widest, thickest, and longest points. There is a stair like cutout in the bottom left corner, beginning 7cm down from the top left corner. The cutout goes right 2.1cm, then down for 12.2cm, then right 5.7cm, then down 3.4cm, then right 3.1cm and then down 7cm to the bottom edge. Front: Zinc plate has a blue tinge, and features a man on a rearing or bucking horse with his left hand holding his hat above his head. Sides: Plain wood with some residual staining near the front edges. Back: Several cuts around where parts of the block were removed. Attached piece of wood 8.6cm wide by 16.4cm long. Two hooks have been attached to the top of this piece, and "cowboy" has been written in the bottom center of the attached block.
Materials
Wood (basswood or pine) and zinc
Measurements
30.1 cm L x 15.3 cm W x 4.2 cm H
Marks/Labels
;"Cowboy" has been written in pencil on the back. "IPEN 983" is engraved in the top edge.
Category
Printing T&E