The practical book of early American arts and crafts (1916)
Eberlein, Harold Donaldson, McClure, Abbot, 1879-, Bainbridge, Mabel Foster, 1885- · Philadelphia, London : J.B. Lippincott Company · leaf 389
thathave been preserved are either of linen or calico. The colours were made from vegetable dyes, bluesand reds being the usual favourites. 300 EARLY AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS The blocks were generally about an inch thick andof any size and shape the design to be printed called for.A fine,… … Fia. 1. Pearwood Handblock with design carved in sharp relief. Frishmuth Collection,Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. or else reversed so that the design was incised. Theeffect of the first was to print the design in colour on thefabric; the effect of the second was to colour the…
Decorative arts -- United States History · Collectors and collecting
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