Plate, Lithograph

Plate, Lithograph

Artifact

Accession Number:
2015.1.39a
Description
*Text/Picture Block* Solid rectangular wood block with an attached zinc plate design. In the bottom left corner there is a rectangular (vertical) section cutout measuring 2.1cm wide by 5.1cm long. Front: One relief zinc design, stained blue, of the word "Lash" is cursive with the "L" designed to look like a whip. The word covers the majority of the block, with the "L" beginning just above the cutout and ending in the bottom left corner. The west of the word occupies a 10.5cm wide by 7cm long area in the center of the block. Back: 3 horizontal cuts from where rectangular sections has been cutout: 1. 4.5cm down from the top right corner (2.4cm long) 2. 0.3cm below the first (2.9cm long) 3. 0.1cm below the second (2.7cm long). One vertical cut underneath cutout 1.8cm from the right edge (2.2cm long).
Materials
Wood (basswood or pine) and a zinc plate
Measurements
9.5 cm L x 19 cm W x 2.3 cm H
Marks/Labels
;Pencilled writing on the back, but cannot make out what the words are.
Category
Printing T&E