Block
- Object Name:
- Block
- Object ID:
- 1987.059.02
- Date:
- 1800-1900
- Description:
- Wooden block from Deacon James Pinkerton House, Derry, NH. Rectangular block with a five-sided indentation chiseled in top surface, 0.25" deep, perhaps for holding a sharpening stone.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- W-1.8 L-4.75 D-1 inches
- Provenance:
- House located on Route 28 in Derry, NH. Block was found by donor when he removed woodwork in 1981; found behind section of wainscoting in 2nd floor hallway.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Nathaniel Figures
- Subjects:
- Wood blocks, Wood working
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