Woodblock

Name/Title

Woodblock

Entry/Object ID

1989.74.1

Description

Woodblock carved in low relief with the reverse image of the print, "New England Storm". The image shows 3 people piling hay onto a cart. There are 2 horses hitched to the cart. 1 person is standing on top of the piled hay while another is adding more hay to the stack. The third is to the right of the wagon and is raking hay from the ground. The sky shows large clouds and right and dark clouds on the left. The back of the block is painted with the label "Grandma Surprise" along with 4 large Xs.

Acquisition

Accession

1989.74

Source or Donor

New Hampshire Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Merrill, Hiram Campbell (1866-1958)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Woodblock

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Percussion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5 in

Width

6-5/8 in

Material

Wood