‘Madder and Aniline Black’ and ‘Garancin’
Date
1874
Creator
Unknown, Artist
After
William Crookes (1832 - 1919, British) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
Library reference
34611
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 210mm
width (page): 130mm
width (page): 130mm
Subject
Description
Floral calico plates demonstrating the ‘Madder’ style of dyeing, titled ‘MADDER AND ANILINE BLACK’ [upper plate], and the ‘Garancin’ style, titled ‘GARANCIN’ [lower].
Written of the Madder style: ‘The madder styles have for a long time played the most important part in calico-printing. A leading characteristic of these styles is that the mixtures printed on the calico – the “colours”, technically so-called – are not colours, but mordants, capable of combining with the tissue and the colouring matter, and modifying as well as fixing the latter.’
Written of the Garancin style: ‘As a general rule the effects produced with crude matter can also be obtained by the use of garancin (see p.257.). The shades, both dyed and printed, with this preparation are fully equal to madder-colours – properly so-called – in brilliance, but fall short of them in permanence and in power of resisting the action of soap, light & air &c.’
Plates on page 579 of William Crookes’ A practical handbook of dyeing and calico-printing (London, 1874), which provided information about the chemistry and process of dyeing, specifically calico-dyeing.
Sir William Crookes (1832-1919), Knight chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863 and served as its President between 1913-1915.
Written of the Madder style: ‘The madder styles have for a long time played the most important part in calico-printing. A leading characteristic of these styles is that the mixtures printed on the calico – the “colours”, technically so-called – are not colours, but mordants, capable of combining with the tissue and the colouring matter, and modifying as well as fixing the latter.’
Written of the Garancin style: ‘As a general rule the effects produced with crude matter can also be obtained by the use of garancin (see p.257.). The shades, both dyed and printed, with this preparation are fully equal to madder-colours – properly so-called – in brilliance, but fall short of them in permanence and in power of resisting the action of soap, light & air &c.’
Plates on page 579 of William Crookes’ A practical handbook of dyeing and calico-printing (London, 1874), which provided information about the chemistry and process of dyeing, specifically calico-dyeing.
Sir William Crookes (1832-1919), Knight chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863 and served as its President between 1913-1915.