Madder dyed wool samples - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 99173 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 84.01 RUBIACEAE Rubia tinctorum | Entry Book Number | 1.2016 | |
| Artefact Name | Madder dyed wool samples | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | United Kingdom | TDWG Region | United Kingdom | ||
| Parts Held | Madder dyed wool samples | Geography Description | England, Compton Martin, Bristol | ||
| Uses | Madder dyed wool samplesUse: User: | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Hill, David J. | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 20/01/2016 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Hill, David J. | Collector No | |||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | 00/00/1980 | |||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Dutch madder grown in England was dried and prepared simulating the method described by Philip Miller (Gardener's Dictionary). Dry roots were pounded in a large cast iron pestel and mortar. Three fractions 1) Mull - first grinding including some soil a, nd outer parts of roots (see EBC 99172); 2) Gemene - 2nd grinding including root cortex (see EBC 99171); 3) Krap - final grinding including more of the woody interior of the roots and rhizomes (see EBC 99170) were produced and used to dye wool samples. x0D, x0Ax0Dx0AThe 3 different grades were used by David J. Hill to dye the wool samples 10, 20 and 30% of each grade (Mull, Gemene, Krap) with Alum mordent were used.x0Dx0Ax0Dx0A | ||||