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Wood blocks for printing English chintz and calico designs

Made:
1750-1830 in England
Textile printing block of irregular rectangular shape Textile printing block of rectangular shape, solid wood block Irregular rectangular printing block Textile printing block, rectangular Rectangular shaped textile printing block Textile printing block Square Textile printing block Textile printing block in the form of a long strip with brass Textile printing block of irregular shape Textile printing block of irregular rectangular shape Textile printing block, long strip Textile printing block in the form of a long strip with brass Textile printing block of irregular shape Irregular rectangular printing block Textile printing block, wood, rectangular, with a boxwood face Rectangular Textile printing block Textile printing block of rectangular shape, solid wood block Irregular shaped textile printing block Textile printing block Textile printing block, irregular shape Rectangular Textile printing block Textile printing block, long strip A textile printing block for printing borders A textile printing block for printing borders Wood blocks for printing chintz and calico with English designs Wood blocks for printing chintz and calico with English designs
Textile printing block of irregular rectangular shape Textile printing block of rectangular shape, solid wood block Irregular rectangular printing block Textile printing block, rectangular Rectangular shaped textile printing block Textile printing block Square Textile printing block Textile printing block in the form of a long strip with brass Textile printing block of irregular shape Textile printing block of irregular rectangular shape Textile printing block, long strip Textile printing block in the form of a long strip with brass Textile printing block of irregular shape Irregular rectangular printing block Textile printing block, wood, rectangular, with a boxwood face Rectangular Textile printing block Textile printing block of rectangular shape, solid wood block Irregular shaped textile printing block Textile printing block Textile printing block, irregular shape Rectangular Textile printing block Textile printing block, long strip A textile printing block for printing borders A textile printing block for printing borders Wood blocks for printing chintz and calico with English designs Wood blocks for printing chintz and calico with English designs

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Textile printing block of irregular rectangular shape
Science Museum Group Collection
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Textile printing block of rectangular shape, solid wood block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Irregular rectangular printing block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block, rectangular
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Rectangular shaped textile printing block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Square Textile printing block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block in the form of a long strip with brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block of irregular shape
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block of irregular rectangular shape
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block, long strip
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block in the form of a long strip with brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block of irregular shape
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Irregular rectangular printing block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block, wood, rectangular, with a boxwood face
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Rectangular Textile printing block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block of rectangular shape, solid wood block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Irregular shaped textile printing block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block, irregular shape
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Rectangular Textile printing block
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Textile printing block, long strip
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

A textile printing block for printing borders
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

A textile printing block for printing borders
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wood blocks for printing chintz and calico with English designs
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wood blocks for printing chintz and calico with English designs
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

23 wood blocks for printing chintz and calico with English designs typical of the period, by unknown maker, England, 1750-1830. Each block consists of a mahogany or oak base with a thin face of more expensive boxwood. The pattern is drawn on reverse on the boxwood and then cut. By about 1900 block printing had largely been superceded by rotary printing.

A textile printing block for printing borders

A textile printing block for printing borders

1750-1830

Textile printing block of irregular oblong shape

1775-1785
Textile printing block, rectangular

Textile printing block, rectangular

1760-1775 probable date

Textile printing block of irregular rectangular shape

1760-1775 probable date
Textile printing block of irregular shape

Textile printing block of irregular shape

1750-1830
Textile printing block of irregular rectangular shape

Textile printing block of irregular rectangular shape

1750-1830
Textile printing block of irregular shape

Textile printing block of irregular shape

1750-1830
Textile printing block of rectangular shape

Textile printing block of rectangular shape

1795-1805
Textile printing block in the form of a long strip with brass pins driven in to form a pattern

Textile printing block in the form of a long strip with brass pins driven in to form a pattern

1800-1825
Textile printing block

Textile printing block

1795-1805
Textile printing block

Textile printing block

1795-1805
Textile printing block

Textile printing block

1795-1805
Textile printing block

Textile printing block

1750-1830
Textile printing block

Textile printing block

1750-1830
Irregular rectangular printing block

Irregular rectangular printing block

1750-1830
Textile printing block of rectangular shape

Textile printing block of rectangular shape

1750-1830
Rectangular Textile printing block

Rectangular Textile printing block

1750-1830
Rectangular Textile printing block

Rectangular Textile printing block

1750-1830
Narrow rectangular Textile printing block

Narrow rectangular Textile printing block

1800-1825
Textile printing block

Textile printing block

1750-1830
Irregular shaped textile printing block

Irregular shaped textile printing block

1750-1830
Rectangular shaped textile printing block

Rectangular shaped textile printing block

1750-1830
Square Textile printing block

Square Textile printing block

1750-1830

Details

Category:
Textiles Machinery
Object Number:
1875-41
Materials:
oak, boxwood and metal
Measurements:
overall: .3 x 1 x .6 m
type:
textile printing blocks
credit:
Victoria and Albert Museum

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