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

Made:
1868-1900 in England

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

Alizarin dyed printed silk cloth

Alizarin dyed printed silk cloth

Object Number:
1947-331/2
type:
dyed fabric