Walter Davis Baker is an author about whom little biographical information is available; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not reliably recorded, and public sources are limited. What can be confirmed is his connection to the craft field of batik and patterned fabric dyeing, attested by a single work titled Batik and Other Pattern Dyeing. The title indicates that the book addresses batik techniques together with other resist-dyeing and pattern-printing methods, placing it within practical handicraft writing. Books of this kind generally center on step-by-step processes, materials, and pattern making, with clear and orderly language that allows readers to follow the procedures themselves. Although further evidence about Baker's life and writing style is lacking, this work still offers Chinese readers a useful textual entry point for studying the early transmission of batik and hand dyeing techniques.
