Five wooden based, metal topped printing blocks with various

细节

Five wooden based, metal topped printing blocks with various
"Paisley" style patterns including three with fields of small cones, probably for handkerchieves, possibly Austrian, circa 1900, each inscribed with a number

来源

The Cantrol Collection

拍品专文

This was found at Crayford in Kent and was the archive of David Evans & Co., founded in 1843, a hand block silk printers. The blocks were generally made from pearwood or sycamore and each inscribed with a number, F standing for filler, B for border. Each colour required a separate block.