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What Colored the Transition from Madder to Alizarine?

Published:1992-03 Issue:3 Volume:10 Page:36-43
ISSN:0887-302X
Container-title:Clothing and Textiles Research Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Author:

Lopez Judith¹,Farrell-Beck Jane²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Home Economics, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666-4616

2. Department of Textiles and Clothing, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1120

Abstract

Madder, an ancient natural dyestuff used in 19th-century textile printworks, demonstrated great persistence in the marketplace before it was gradually replaced by alizarine, a coal-tar synthetic discovered in 1868. Alizarine's cheaper price has been cited as the reason for the change. Available American company records from 1870-1890 were examined for consumption of these red dyes and the prices paid for them. Comparisons reveal that price alone does not explain the transition. Other factors including easier use, greater variety of color, advanced awareness of chemistry, and increased economic pressures may have played a part also.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Polymers and Plastics,General Business, Management and Accounting,Materials Science (miscellaneous),Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0887302X9201000306

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