Printing Block

Name/Title

Printing Block

Entry/Object ID

2024.16.8

Description

Medium printing block with irregular sides. Delineating in positive is a backwards image of the state of Vermont with the word, "VERMONT" in negative, backwards, and stick letters above. There are traces of green ink.

Context

Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2024.16

Source or Donor

Austine School for the Deaf

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Block, Printing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Surface, Printing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Printing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Height and width at widest and longest (see note)

Height

5 in

Width

3-7/8 in

Depth

7/8 in

Materials

Material

Wood, Ink

Material Notes

Wood represents the material of the block itself carved by the student to create the design wanted. The ink was then applied in order to create the prints.