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Three Printing Blocks

A work made of carved wood and metal.

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  • A work made of carved wood and metal.

Date:

1890s/1910

Artist:

England or France

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Three Printing Blocks

Place

England (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1890–1910

Medium

Carved wood and metal

Inscriptions

a: on edge of block “F20857”; ”handwritten in red “2 / GREEN” b: on edge of block “F20857”; inscribed “J BARRETT”; handwritten in red “[illegible]” c: on edge of block “F20857”; inscribed “J BARRETT”; handwritten in red “2 / LT GREEN”

Dimensions

a: 29.2 × 228.1 cm (11 1/2 × 11 in.); b: 27.6 × 27.5 cm (10 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.); c: 27.2 × 26.1 cm (10 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. John V. Farwell III

Reference Number

1983.744a-c

Extended information about this artwork

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