Dye Recipe Sample Book
1830-1840s (made)
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Book of dye recipes and samples of printed cotton with 201 numbered pages. Ninety-six patterns were originally stuck in, out of which eighty-one remain.
The paper of which the book is made is dated 1824 in the watermark.
Number twelve is block printed oil cloth.
Number thirteen has steam colours for the grounding, which include pink, purple, buff and yellow.
Number eighteen is an imitation crêpe de chine.
Number twenty-five is a dark single green.
Number forty is red with elaborate instructions for preparing and dyeing this colour.
Numbers forty-two and forty-three are pink with steam yellow (on forty-two) and self green (on forty-three).
Number forty-four is purple and green.
Number forty five is steam green.
Number forty-seven is an intense blue colour.
Number seventy-four is green, steam pink and blue.
Number eighty-seven is green with a spiky motif on a machine ground.
The paper of which the book is made is dated 1824 in the watermark.
Number twelve is block printed oil cloth.
Number thirteen has steam colours for the grounding, which include pink, purple, buff and yellow.
Number eighteen is an imitation crêpe de chine.
Number twenty-five is a dark single green.
Number forty is red with elaborate instructions for preparing and dyeing this colour.
Numbers forty-two and forty-three are pink with steam yellow (on forty-two) and self green (on forty-three).
Number forty-four is purple and green.
Number forty five is steam green.
Number forty-seven is an intense blue colour.
Number seventy-four is green, steam pink and blue.
Number eighty-seven is green with a spiky motif on a machine ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bound book with paper pages and printed cotton |
| Brief description | Book of dye recipes and samples of printed cotton, made by Foxhill Bank Printworks, England, 1830-1840s |
| Physical description | Book of dye recipes and samples of printed cotton with 201 numbered pages. Ninety-six patterns were originally stuck in, out of which eighty-one remain. The paper of which the book is made is dated 1824 in the watermark. Number twelve is block printed oil cloth. Number thirteen has steam colours for the grounding, which include pink, purple, buff and yellow. Number eighteen is an imitation crêpe de chine. Number twenty-five is a dark single green. Number forty is red with elaborate instructions for preparing and dyeing this colour. Numbers forty-two and forty-three are pink with steam yellow (on forty-two) and self green (on forty-three). Number forty-four is purple and green. Number forty five is steam green. Number forty-seven is an intense blue colour. Number seventy-four is green, steam pink and blue. Number eighty-seven is green with a spiky motif on a machine ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Department of Regional Services |
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| Accession number | T.8-1978 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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