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2016-138(X)
The Coal Tar Colours of Farbwerke vorm Meister Lucius & Bruning Hoechst on Main, Germany and their Application in Dyeing Cotton and Other Vegetable Fibres
2016-138(X)

The Coal Tar Colours of Farbwerke vorm Meister Lucius & Bruning Hoechst on Main, Germany and their Application in Dyeing Cotton and Other Vegetable Fibres

Date1909
Publisher H. A. Metz & Co.
OriginAmerica, New York
MediumPaper, textiles, and leather
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/4 x 8 1/4in. (27.3 x 21cm)
Credit LineColonial Williamsburg Foundation
Object number2016-138 (X)
DescriptionThis is a book of 196 pages with table of contents, index, and 385 fabric and fiber samples. It is volume three of a multivolume published work. The book discusses the dying processes of various materials including cotton, linen, and other plant based fabrics in addition to some early synthetic fibers. Included are samples of material to provide a visual depiction of the color a dye recipe yields. Although the title is partially in German, the text is English. The fabric/fiber samples were intentionally cut for the book as is evident by their rectangular shape, which fits into a printed rectangular template on the page. Fiber samples in the book are: artificial silk, bast, cocoa (also known as Coir), esparto, flax (German and Italian), hemp (German, Italian, New Zealand, Manilla, Bengal, Mauritius), jute (Hankow), jute linen, linen and cotton, Manilla fiber, Mexican fiber, paper yarn, piassava, raffia straw, ramie, sisal (Mexican and Indian), and straw. Subjects titles in book are: Linings; Balldress Colours on Mercerized Cotton Cloths; Decoration and Bookbinding; Artificial Flowers; Black Dress Goods; Umbrella Cloth and Cotton Zanella; Goods for Workmen's Clothes; Multi-Coloured Tailoring Cloths; Corduroy; Velvet; Hosiery; Mulitcolored Hosiery; Beaver, Shirt Flannel; Shirtings; Corset Materials; Jacket and Apron Materials; Indigo Stable Goods; Materials for Blouses; Blouse-And Dress Materials; Khaki Twill, Bagging, Shoe Canvas; Sail Cloth, Tent Canvas; Materials for Blinds and Marquees; Curtain Materials; Damasks; Mattress Cloths; Bedding; Table-And Household Cloths; Table Cloth Borders; Lace, Ribbons, Twine; Vegetable Fibers in the Raw State; Linen Fabrics; Linen Dress Stuffs; Jute Fabrics; Ramie Yarns; Hemp, Cocoa, Fibre and Sisal; Straw, Bast, Esparto; Artificial Silk; Paper Yarns and Fabrics; and Modern Embossing Effects on Mercerized Satin.
Label TextPart of a multivolume work, this book discusses the dying processes of various materials, including cotton, linen, other plant based fibers, and some early synthetics. In addition to a written discussion of the materials and dye, the publisher supplied samples of material to show the color a dye recipe yields. Although published in 1907, this book is useful to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for different reasons. Since the Foundation’s collections includes twentieth-century quilts, this book can help date fabrics and provide researchers with an understanding of early twentieth century dye processes from one of the world’s leading aniline dye producers, Germany.