062 double block
Identification number: 062
Object: Double blocks (4)
Material: Ivory and wood, bronze hooks and eyelets, cotton twine, canvas covered line
Artist: unknown
Date: ?
Length: 6 7/8" 17.3 cm
Width: 1 7/8" 4.8 cm
Thickness: 1 7/8" 4.8 cm
Pigment: none
Tool used: saw, lathe
Design description: - Blocks of ivory with wood separators, probably ivory sheaves, bronze hooks, wormed, parceled, served lines attaching hooks
Condition: All have cracks at rivets holding blocks together, almost all sheaves are fetched up, very dirty
Cleaned 24 May 1999
Other notes: Question functionality - would take less than 1/4" line but have very heavy hooks
Location: Box #4
Cataloged by Judith N. Lund
29 March 1999
