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Block prints from India for textiles (1924)

Lewis, A. B. (Albert Buell), 1867- · Chicago · leaf 8

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plain dyed or stamped, and this industry is still quite prevalent throughout the country, though factory-made cloth has largely replaced the hand-made. Saris or woman's cloths, wall hangings, and covers for cotton quilts are some of the articles still colored in this manner. Illustrations of print… … The design on this block is shown in Fig. i, Plate XX. A This block shows the same design as Fig. ,l, Plate III, but row of holes has been bored through the block from end to end, is a different block from the one from which that impression and another from side to side, and into these the small…

Textile design · Textile fabrics -- India · Decoration and ornament

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