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Calico printing by the block

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Textiles -- Manufacture

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Calico printing by the block

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Title
Calico printing by the block
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Textiles -- Manufacture

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Topics
Textile industry
Textile mill workers
Textile printing
Block Printing
Calico-printing
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Foxing on image. Printed on border: "Calico printing. The art of producing figured patterns upon cotton by colored substances." "Four different modes are in use for printing figures upon calico : the oldest is by wooden blocks, on the face of which the design is cut, which are worked by hand. The wood-blocks measure about twelve inches by seven." "One block can only print one color..." Includes additional text.
Source note: Hand-book of the useful arts. (New York : George P. Putnam, 1852) Antisell, Thomas (1817- 1893), Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 20 x 13 cm. (7 3/4 x 5 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17241404
Barcode: 33333159407010
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c7def8b0-c564-012f-4150-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1852: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Calico printing by the block" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-050d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Calico printing by the block" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-050d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1852). Calico printing by the block Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-050d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Calico printing by the block