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Dye Book

1848-1863 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dye book of printed cottons. The pages are numbered 1 to 131, each with a number of samples varying from none to two and the recipe.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton, dyed
Brief description
Dye book of printed cottons, Dinting Vale Print Works, England, 1848-1863
Physical description
Dye book of printed cottons. The pages are numbered 1 to 131, each with a number of samples varying from none to two and the recipe.
Dimensions
  • Length: 194mm (closed book)
  • Width: 138mm (closed book)
  • Depth: 74mm (closed book)
Measured in Book Conservation measuring box. Open dimensions approx: D:194 x W: 265 x H: 120mm - no upstand
Marks and inscriptions
'Edward Buckley / Dinting Vale Print Work / Glossop / No 1 Madder Book for 1 84 8 Jany the 1st' (Inscribed on the fly leaf)
Production
Associated with Edmund Potter.
Collection
Accession number
T.398-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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