Silk cloths, dyed with synthetic alizarin, late 19th century

Five early alizarin dyed printed silk cloths (each about 1 yd square)

Details

Category:
Industrial Chemistry
Object Number:
1947-331
Materials:
silk (textile)
type:
dyed textile, synthetic dye and silk (textile)
credit:
Miss A.F.Perkin

Parts

Silk cloth, dyed with synthetic alizarin, late 19th century

Silk cloth, dyed with synthetic alizarin, late 19th century

sample of silk cloth, dyed with synthetic alizarin, printed

Measurements:
overall: 830 x 905 mm
Materials:
silk (textile)
Object Number:
1947-331/1
type:
dyed textile , synthetic dye and silk (textile)
Alizarin dyed printed silk cloth

Alizarin dyed printed silk cloth

alizarin dyed printed silk cloth (about 1 yd square)

Object Number:
1947-331/2
type:
dyed fabric
alizarin dyed printed silk cloth (about 1 yd square)

alizarin dyed printed silk cloth (about 1 yd square)

alizarin dyed printed silk cloth (about 1 yd square)

Object Number:
1947-331/3
type:
dyed fabric
alizarin dyed printed silk cloth (about 1 yd square)

alizarin dyed printed silk cloth (about 1 yd square)

alizarin dyed printed silk cloth (about 1 yd square)

Object Number:
1947-331/4
type:
dyed fabric
alizarin dyed printed silk cloth (about 1 yd square)

alizarin dyed printed silk cloth (about 1 yd square)

alizarin dyed printed silk cloth (about 1 yd square)

Object Number:
1947-331/5
type:
dyed fabric