mythologyandhistory, 2 months ago Did you know that the first man-made dye was meant to cure #malaria? William Perkin's teacher theorised that quinine, a treatment for malaria, could be synthesized. Inspire, the 15-year-old set out to do so. His home #experiment produced an odd #purple sludge. He tried to dye some #silk with it & found it beautiful & lasting! He got a #patent, raised capital & soon, #Queen #Victoria was wearing his invention. He got #rich with #cheap mauve. BONUS MYSTERY! https://researchoutreach.org/articles/mystery-victorian-purple-dye/ #history This is a photo of a small piece of silk fabric dyed with mauveine supplied to Queen Victoria for a dress about 1860. It shows a wooden mid-brown frame which holds a coarse homespun fabric, on which a square piece of bright mauve silk is secured. Underneath the square swatch is a coiled silk rope, also in a vivid mauve colour.
Did you know that the first man-made dye was meant to cure #malaria?
William Perkin's teacher theorised that quinine, a treatment for malaria, could be synthesized.
Inspire, the 15-year-old set out to do so. His home #experiment produced an odd #purple sludge.
He tried to dye some #silk with it & found it beautiful & lasting!
He got a #patent, raised capital & soon, #Queen #Victoria was wearing his invention. He got #rich with #cheap mauve.
BONUS MYSTERY! https://researchoutreach.org/articles/mystery-victorian-purple-dye/
#history
This is a photo of a small piece of silk fabric dyed with mauveine supplied to Queen Victoria for a dress about 1860. It shows a wooden mid-brown frame which holds a coarse homespun fabric, on which a square piece of bright mauve silk is secured. Underneath the square swatch is a coiled silk rope, also in a vivid mauve colour.
CStamp, 2 months ago @mythologyandhistory They were making purple dyes out of crushed snail shells since about 1200 BC. It was so labour-intensive that it was really expensive, so purple was a status symbol for the wealthy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple
@mythologyandhistory They were making purple dyes out of crushed snail shells since about 1200 BC. It was so labour-intensive that it was really expensive, so purple was a status symbol for the wealthy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple
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