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Silk Fabric Dyed with Mauveine of a Pattern Supplied to Queen Victoria

Silk Fabric Dyed with Mauveine of a Pattern Supplied to Queen Victoria

circa 1860

Three silk skeins and one cotton skein dyed with mauveine

Three silk skeins and one cotton skein dyed with mauveine

Light fastness test card, 1912-1916. Part of the Morton Collection.

Light fastness test card, 1912-1916. Part of the Morton Collection.

Collection of samples, correspondence, etc., on Solway Dyes, 1919-1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Collection of samples, correspondence, etc., on Solway Dyes, 1919-1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Seven fastness test cards for acetate dyeing, 1924. Part of the Morton Collection.

Seven fastness test cards for acetate dyeing, 1924. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples of vat dyeing on silk yarn. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples of vat dyeing on silk yarn. Part of the Morton Collection.

Red and blue carpet sample from 10th March 1934

Red and blue carpet sample from 10th March 1934

10th March 1934

Three folders of samples and notes on Soledon processing, 1926. Part of the Morton Collection.

Three folders of samples and notes on Soledon processing, 1926. Part of the Morton Collection.

Two fabric samples, Soledon direct dyeing, 1931. Part of the Morton Collection.

Two fabric samples, Soledon direct dyeing, 1931. Part of the Morton Collection.

Sample of fabric for Burberrys. Part of the Morton Collection.

Sample of fabric for Burberrys. Part of the Morton Collection.

Two dyed fabric samples, part of Morton Collection, 1906.

Two dyed fabric samples, part of Morton Collection, 1906.

62 pre-Soledon dyed wool samples on wooden spindles. Part of the Morton Collection.

62 pre-Soledon dyed wool samples on wooden spindles. Part of the Morton Collection.

One hawk of dyed Scots tapestry wool

One hawk of dyed Scots tapestry wool

Sample of colour discharges on wool, with letter from Jim Jones, Chemist for Morton Sundour Fabrics, 1927. Part of the Morton Collection.

Sample of colour discharges on wool, with letter from Jim Jones, Chemist for Morton Sundour Fabrics, 1927. Part of the Morton Collection.

Collection of eighty samples of dyed wools. Part of the Morton Collection.

Collection of eighty samples of dyed wools. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples and correspondence on 'Cut-out Velvet' wallcovering (made in U.S.), 1934. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples and correspondence on 'Cut-out Velvet' wallcovering (made in U.S.), 1934. Part of the Morton Collection.

Dyed textile samples showing the chemical structures of dyes. Part of the Morton Collection.

Dyed textile samples showing the chemical structures of dyes. Part of the Morton Collection.

Ten of eleven booklets of acetate dyeings, 1925-1932. Part of the Morton Collection.

Ten of eleven booklets of acetate dyeings, 1925-1932. Part of the Morton Collection.

Letter from Wilson of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) to James Morton. Caledon samples for Faraday exhibition, 1931. Part of the Morton Collection.

Letter from Wilson of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) to James Morton. Caledon samples for Faraday exhibition, 1931. Part of the Morton Collection.

Collection of samples of "ground effects" on engraved rollers

Collection of samples of "ground effects" on engraved rollers

Bundle of samples and correspondence on regarding engraved rollers, 1923. Part of the Morton Collection.

Bundle of samples and correspondence on regarding engraved rollers, 1923. Part of the Morton Collection.

Pale mauve silk skein dyed with mauveine

Pale mauve silk skein dyed with mauveine

Mounted mauve silk skein dyed with mauveine

Mounted mauve silk skein dyed with mauveine

Dark mauve silk skein dyed with mauveine

Dark mauve silk skein dyed with mauveine

Cotton skein, dyed with mauveine, 1860

Cotton skein, dyed with mauveine, 1860

Folder - sample of Sundour wools on card, 1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Folder - sample of Sundour wools on card, 1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Ten envelopes of wools dyed with Sundour dyes. Part of the Morton Collection.

Ten envelopes of wools dyed with Sundour dyes. Part of the Morton Collection.

Card - piece dyeing of Solway Green on wool, 1924. Part of the Morton Collection.

Card - piece dyeing of Solway Green on wool, 1924. Part of the Morton Collection.

Card - sample of Caledon dyes on wool and cotton, 1922. Part of the Morton Collection.

Card - sample of Caledon dyes on wool and cotton, 1922. Part of the Morton Collection.

Envelope - Sundour dyeings on wool, with notes. Part of the Morton Collection.

Envelope - Sundour dyeings on wool, with notes. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples and related correspondence - 'Tynecastle' wallcloths made by Scott Morton and Company, Edinburgh, c. 1905. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples and related correspondence - 'Tynecastle' wallcloths made by Scott Morton and Company, Edinburgh, c. 1905. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples - effect of dry-cleaning on permanent glaze finish, 1938. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples - effect of dry-cleaning on permanent glaze finish, 1938. Part of the Morton Collection.

Bundle of samples and notes - Denton process, 1905-1911. Part of the Morton Collection.

Bundle of samples and notes - Denton process, 1905-1911. Part of the Morton Collection.

Letter and sample from J. Bancroft, Delaware U.S., on textile printing, 1926. Part of the Morton Collection.

Letter and sample from J. Bancroft, Delaware U.S., on textile printing, 1926. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples and correspondence - artificial shadow tissue effect by S.H. Sharp and Sons, Leeds, 1918. Part of Morton Collection.

Samples and correspondence - artificial shadow tissue effect by S.H. Sharp and Sons, Leeds, 1918. Part of Morton Collection.

Bundle of samples and correspondence - 'Tinto' wallcoverings, 1920-1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Bundle of samples and correspondence - 'Tinto' wallcoverings, 1920-1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples and notes - use of 'Velan' as a 'resist,' 1938. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples and notes - use of 'Velan' as a 'resist,' 1938. Part of the Morton Collection.

Folder - 'Sand' (dyeing) programme with notes and samples, 1928-1929. Part of the Morton Collection.

Folder - 'Sand' (dyeing) programme with notes and samples, 1928-1929. Part of the Morton Collection.

39 miscellaneous dyeings from various sources - early Solway Blue, competitor's products, etc., 1914-1928. Part of the Morton Collection.

39 miscellaneous dyeings from various sources - early Solway Blue, competitor's products, etc., 1914-1928. Part of the Morton Collection.

Cotton items treated with  "Pyrovatex CP" flame retardant

Cotton items treated with "Pyrovatex CP" flame retardant

Five experimental specimen mordanted cloth dyed with synthetic alizarin, c. 1869, by William Henry Perkin, mounted on card.

Five early specimen mordanted cloth dyed with alizarin by William Henry Perkin

Mauve dyed shawl, about 2 yds square, exhibited at International Exhibition of 1862.

Mauve shawl

1856

The first sample of Caledon Jade Green dyeing on silk, in envelope marked W. Kilby, with first specimen Rubrind dyeing made by Scottish Dyes, 1920-1922. Including specimen of Caledon Jade Green powder. Part of the Morton Collection.

The first sample of Caledon Jade Green dyeing on silk. Part of the Morton Collection.

Samples of dyed fabrics from John Spiller's collection, of Brooke, Simpson & Spiller

Samples of dyed fabrics from John Spiller's collection

Specimen of silk dyed with Picric acid.

Specimen of silk dyed with Picric acid

Collection of Sundour dyeings and pattern books, 1923-1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Collection of Sundour dyeings and pattern books, 1923-1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Correspondence and samples on Sundour Bookcloths, with letters from Mr and Mrs George Bernard Shaw, and an advertising booklet, 1930-1932. Part of the Morton Collection.

Correspondence and samples on Sundour Bookcloths, with letters from Mr and Mrs George Bernard Shaw, and an advertising booklet, 1930-1932. Part of the Morton Collection.

Box containing samples of Wallcloth, with related correspondence. Part of the Morton Collection.

Box containing samples of Wallcloth, with related correspondence. Part of the Morton Collection.

Booklet of fabric swatches tied together with string and marked with A.2 in top right corner.

Booklet of fabric swatches

Piece of woollen cloth, dyed in 1956 with soluble blue 3M (Nicholson's Blue)

Piece of woollen cloth