Set of Printing Blocks
1880-1899 (made)
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Set of 4 printing blocks.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | bronze (one) and carved wood (three) |
| Brief description | Set of 4 printing blocks, made by David Evans and Co. Ltd. Crayford, Kent, England, 1880-1899 |
| Physical description | Set of 4 printing blocks. |
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| Historical context | David Evans & Co. an established silk merchant in London set up textile printing in Crayford, in Kent, in 1843, which operated until 2001. Block printing was the initial method of production, and subsequently screen and automated printing. |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
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| Accession number | T.41 to C-1981 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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