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Printing Block

Printing Block
2015 (made)
Artist/Maker
Yaseen Woodan Block Makers (Makers)
Place of origin
Jaipur (Made)

This textile printing block was carved at Yaseen wooden block-makers in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Wooden blocks like this are dipped in colour and applied by hand directly to fabric. They can also be used to stamp mordant or resist patterns on a textile before dyeing.


Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Printing block
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Printing Block
  • Bag
TitlePrinting Block (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Carved shisham wood
Shisham
Carving
Brief description
Block for textile printing carved of shisham wood (Indian rosewood) with original packaging Yaseen Woodan Block Makers, Jaipur, 2015.
Physical description
Shisham wood carved textile printing block with attached handle
Dimensions
  • Height: 130mm
  • Width: 95mm
  • Depth: 80mm (Note: Top of handle to base of printing surface)
Gallery label
PRINTING BLOCK This block was carved at Yaseen wooden block-makers in Jaipur, where the nearby video was shot. Wooden blocks like this are dipped in colour and applied by hand directly to the fabric. They can also be used to stamp mordant or resist patterns on a textile before dyeing. Carved shisham (Indian rosewood) Jaipur, Rajasthan, 2015 V&A: IS.24-2015(03/10/2015-10/01/2016)
Credit line
Given by Cultureshock Media
Associations
Yaseen
Jaipur
Summary
This textile printing block was carved at Yaseen wooden block-makers in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Wooden blocks like this are dipped in colour and applied by hand directly to fabric. They can also be used to stamp mordant or resist patterns on a textile before dyeing.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.24:1,2-2015

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Record createdJuly 20, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1317648/printing-block-printing-block-yaseen-woodan-block/
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