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Article: Madder red - a revolutionary color. (dyestuff for Turkey red color) (Chemical History)
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- Chemistry and Industry
- Article date:
- January 3, 1994
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A couple of seasons ago one of the most popular fashion colours in Europe was Madder Red. Few must have known, however, about the fascinating origin of this name. Certainly it had nothing to do with demented colour chemists, fashion designers, mad hatters, or, for that matter, historians of chemistry! It was in fact one of the most important textile colorants used in the Industrial Revolution. It was also, in the form of Turkey or Adrianople Red, a triumph of Islamic technology.
Three centuries ago, Europeans considered Turkey Red to be one of the great wonders of the Orient. This brilliant and fiery colour applied to cotton was much admired for its durability and ...