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This set of four printing blocks for use on textiles was used by David Evans and Co. Ltd of Crayford in Kent. They date from between around 1860 and the 1930s. Each block has a small print design.

All of the blocks are made of laminated wood. The two on the upper right have cast-type metal printing surfaces and are stamped 'MAILLAUT / A. PARIS'. The other are two carved, and one is stamped 'J. BARRETT'. The carved blocks appear to be replacements for the originals.

David Evans and Co. Ltd are silk dyers and printers and still demonstrate hand block printing at the visitor centre at Crayford. They occasionally demonstrate block-making and display a blockmakers' workshop.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-186-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1982.164 D
• Date: Between around 1860 and the 1930s
  
• Material: Laminated wood. Inscription: MAILLAUT / A. PARIS [on two blocks]; J. BARRETT [on one block]
  Laminated wood. Inscription: MAILLAUT / A. PARIS [on two blocks]; J. BARRETT [on one block]
  Laminated wood. Inscription: MAILLAUT / A. PARIS [on two blocks]; J. BARRETT [on one block]
  Laminated wood. Inscription: MAILLAUT / A. PARIS [on two blocks]; J. BARRETT [on one block]
  Printing block, textile
  Printing block, textile
  Printing block, textile
  Printing block, textile
  
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 220 mm x 65 mm [largest block]
  240 mm x 220 mm x 65 mm [largest block]
  240 mm x 220 mm x 65 mm [largest block]
  240 mm x 220 mm x 65 mm [largest block]
  
• What: Printing block, textile
  Printing block, textile
  Printing block, textile
  Printing block, textile
  
• Subject: 14. INDUSTRIES, Textiles (Departmental Classification)
  14. INDUSTRIES, Textiles (Departmental Classification)
  14. INDUSTRIES, Textiles (Departmental Classification)
  14. INDUSTRIES, Textiles (Departmental Classification)
  
• Who: David Evans and Co. Ltd (Owner)
  David Evans and Co. Ltd (Owner)
  David Evans and Co. Ltd (Owner)
  David Evans and Co. Ltd (Owner)
  J. Barrett (Inscribed on one block)
  J. Barrett (Inscribed on one block)
  J. Barrett (Inscribed on one block)
  J. Barrett (Inscribed on one block)
  Maillaut (Inscribed on two blocks)
  Maillaut (Inscribed on two blocks)
  Maillaut (Inscribed on two blocks)
  Maillaut (Inscribed on two blocks)
  
• Where: France, Paris
  France, Paris
  France, Paris
  France, Paris
  
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• Description: One of a set of four textile printing blocks with a small print design, used by David Evans and Co. Ltd of Crayford
  One of a set of four textile printing blocks with a small print design, used by David Evans and Co. Ltd of Crayford
  One of a set of four textile printing blocks with a small print design, used by David Evans and Co. Ltd of Crayford
  One of a set of four textile printing blocks with a small print design, used by David Evans and Co. Ltd of Crayford
  
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