Four Type Sets

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Four Type Sets by artist, four rectangular blocks with flat tops and sides, made of brown and black material. The blocks have different heights, with the leftmost block being the shortest and the rightmost block being the tallest. Each block has a design carved into the front face, with the leftmost block having three characters, the second block from the left having five characters, the third block from the left having four characters and the rightmost block having four characters. The blocks are arranged in a row on a plain white surface, with shadows visible beneath them.