Block Prints from India for Textiles
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A 1924 Field Museum design portfolio presenting full-size ink impressions of wooden textile printing blocks collected at Ahmadabad, India, by Dr. George A. Dorsey. A short text explains how blocks are carved, how dyes, mordants and resists are applied, and how multiple blocks combine for multicolor borders. The 24 plates show border, all-over, floral, special and two-color designs, with brief captions explaining how the blocks are used. A photograph of a cotton printer at work and photographs of two blocks are also included.
- Type
- Monograph
- Date
- 1924
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 30
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