112/8/D4
Austine School Foam Finger
Name/Title
Austine School Foam Finger
Lexicon
Description
Green felt foam finger outlining hand and pointer finger pointing upwards. "AUSTINE SCHOOL" inscription encircling a ball with a northwest pointing arrow piercing it.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Length including pointing finger (see note)
Materials
Material
Felt
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.1
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattelboro, VT
Hat
Name/Title
Hat
Lexicon
Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
Hat
Notes
Hat appears machine-knitted but all decorations, of "AUSTINE" spelled in descending letters is part of the knitted fabric and therefore highly specialized in this case. Wintry-ski type hat with thicker material and flexible shape.
Textile Details
Green
White
Color
Knit
Clothing Sex
Unisex
Description
Dark green winter hat in knitting with two horizontal white stripes. On the cuff is "AUSTINE" in knitting of fabric and descending letters from left to right.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.28
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Personal Hearing Aid Device
Name/Title
Personal Hearing Aid Device
Lexicon
Description
Rectangular, gray hearing aid device with plastic cover and silver back clip. Attached is a wrapped chord with a beige plug and a light pink disc with a clear plastic earpiece. The device has a black plastic bottom edge. Chords of earpiece exhibit some rusting.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Just device (see note for earpiece)
Materials
Material Notes
Most components of the device appear on the exterior to be plastic but due to rusting on the wires to the earpiece suggest evidence of metal wiring.
Material
Plastic, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.16
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Printing Block
Name/Title
Printing Block
Lexicon
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.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Height and width at widest and longest (see note)
Materials
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.
Material
Wood, Ink
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.8
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Printing Block
Name/Title
Printing Block
Lexicon
Description
Rectangular. printing block depicting scene with two people in background. One holding skis, the other holding a snowshoe. They are standing next to something ornamented. On the ground are various tracks in snowshoes, skis going downhill and herringboning up, animal footprints and human's shoes. Along the bottom are (from left to right) a squirrel perching, a running rabbit, and a walking fox. All outlines and full figures are in positive from the block.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Materials
Material Notes
Hand-carved wood block (probably using special gouge) with ink that was applied later in order to create the image of the print
Material
Wood, Ink
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.10
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Printing Block
Name/Title
Printing Block
Lexicon
Description
Rectangular printing block depicting scene with a bow and an analogue clock the hands of which are showing one or two minutes before midnight. Behind this are two ornamented bells slightly tilting as if ringing. (Programme for a New Year's Eve event is included wherein the printing stamp was used as the centerpiece of the main title) Traces of both green and an under-color of ink both a bit visible.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Block only (see note)
Materials
Material Notes
Hand-carved on wood block (likely using some kind of particular gouge) while the ink was applied later in order to create the image (see photograph)
Material
Wood, Ink
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.11
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Printing Block
Name/Title
Printing Block
Lexicon
Description
Small square printing block depicting a small well. On the bottom is inscription in small backwards lettering "QUOTA CLUB OF BRATTLEBORO Brattleboro, Vermont 05301"
Depicting and describing the "Quota Club" also known as "Quota International," which was (until 2020) a network designed to empower specifically women, children, and the deaf community to ensure end of poverty and hunger within those communities.
Depicting and describing the "Quota Club" also known as "Quota International," which was (until 2020) a network designed to empower specifically women, children, and the deaf community to ensure end of poverty and hunger within those communities.
Use
Created by a student during printing classes held at the Austine School for the Deaf.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Materials
Material Notes
Metal is the material of the block itself while ink would have been applied for the act of printing.
Material
Metal, Ink
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.7
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Web Links and URLs
Printing Block
Name/Title
Printing Block
Lexicon
Description
Rectangular, horizontal printing block depicting mountains with conifer trees in front of each. On the side of the block is a tag with "Border" written on it.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Materials
Material Notes
The block itself is made of wood and was carved into (likely by a student) to achieve the desired and subsequent design. Later the ink was applied to create the print itself.
Material
Wood, Ink
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.15
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Printing Block
Name/Title
Printing Block
Lexicon
Description
Thin, long printing block only containing inscription: "The Austine Institutional News" backwards. It has copperish sheen
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Materials
Material Notes
Metal machine-created lettering for official uses.
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.9
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
