{"product_id":"a-19thc-alphabet-tray-of-wooden-letterpress-printing-blocks-c-1895","title":"A 19thC Alphabet Tray of Wooden Letterpress Printing Blocks c.1895","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Mid-Victorian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1895\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 38”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 15”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 1.5” (the tray)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExample Letter Height: 3.75” for P\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe collection of approximately one hundred and twenty three letterpress printing blocks, presented in their original wooden stained tray from the print house, the font being an elongated, sans serif type font in mahogany or similar wood and to include the ampersand and other punctuation marks, apparently hailing from Covent Garden, London and from the last decade of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe condition of the blocks varies slightly with a handful having small chips but the patina is beautiful and there isn't any major damages or losses to speak of.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs an art, block printing has been important in many nations, beginning in Asia about 750 A.D, and in Europe about 1350. Many blocks of this kind would have been destroyed when the new techniques were introduced.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAside from being superbly decorative, displayed on shelves or mantelpieces, these well-crafted blocks also offer a multitude of uses from letterpress printing itself to personalising anything from stationary to entire walls. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLet your imagination run wild.","brand":"Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52562614419736,"sku":"2440","price":280.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/5800\/5784\/files\/19thcprintingblocksintray1.jpg?v=1787572738","url":"https:\/\/doeandhope.shop\/products\/a-19thc-alphabet-tray-of-wooden-letterpress-printing-blocks-c-1895","provider":"doeandhope.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}