A description of dyeing Turkey Red cotton in "View of the Russian Empire" by William Tooke (P. Wogan, Dublin 1801).
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The Dyer, and the Calico Printer, an engraving from The Panorama of Professions and Trades; or Every Man's Book by Edward Hazen (1837). Read about how the article depicts the professions of dyer and calico-printer at: coloriasto.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
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"My discovery consists in the preparation of a mordant, which I obtain from certain vegetables of British growth", from Specification of the Patent granted to SAMUEL JOHN SMITH, in The Repertory of Arts, Manufactures, and agriculture 1816
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Chromium mordants in cotton dyeing.
- The Textile Mercury, 13.12.1890
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Chromium mordants in cotton dyeing.
- The Textile Mercury, 13.12.1890
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"British Plants Capable of Dyeing Mordanted Wool" from The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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Carmine-lake, Florentine-lake, Brazil Indian-lake, Lac-lake, Brazilwood-lake, Vienna-lake explained; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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"Until recently it had a limited sale in Yorkshire as a dye for leather, but appears to have entirely passed out of use as a woollen dyestuff."
in Green Ebony; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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"Kamala is employed by the Hindoos as an antithelmic drug and for dyeing silk and wool a bright orange colour."
in Kamala; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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"Two sorts of purple, known as Tyrian and Byzantium purple, were recognised by the ancients, the former possessing a redder tint than the latter."
in Purple of the Ancients; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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"Logwood appears to have been first imported into Europe by the Spaniards shortly after the discovery of America"
in Logwood; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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"These soluble red woods give with aluminium mordanted fabrics a bright-red shade..."
in Brazilwood; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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