The family dyer : being a complete guide for colouring every variety of shade, on woolen, cotton, linen, and silk goods. Together with an appendage, containing directions for discharging colours, bleaching, &c. / by an eminent European dyer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swartz, Joseph.

Joseph Funk & Sons, printer.

Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Fund.

Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dyes and dyeing, Domestic.

Dyes and dyeing.

Physical Description:

49 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Mountain Valley, near Harrisonburg, Va. : Published by Joseph Funk & Sons, 1849.

Notes:

An "eminent European dyer" may be Joseph Swartz (or Schwartz?) based on a earlier work recording the name "Joseph Swartz" as the author. Cf. The family dyer and scourer : Also, fullers' guide & assistant. Containing the art of dying and mixing colours .... with an introduction, 150 recceipts [sic] for dying wool, cotton, linen and silk. With an appendix concerning scouring, bleaching, &c. Frederick [Md.] Printed by G.F. Stayman, 1841. A copy held at , Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania, bears inscription signed by "Joseph Schwartz" suggesting this is a pirated edition of his earlier work.

"Recommendations. We the undersigned having practiced, for a number of years, the different receipts for colouring on the following pages ... recommend them to the public with the belief that they will prove to be a great acquisition to domestic manufacturing."--Page [4]. Signed: Susan Bowman [and four others]. Rockingham County, Virginia.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Fund.

Smith copy in marbled paper covered boards with tan cloth binding.

Smith copy has ms. pencil inscription on front pastedown "The author of this treaty on dyeing contained in this phamplet [sic] is Joseph Schwartz a German dyer and chemist printed first in 1836." Another pencil inscription in a different hand reads: I had no patent and there for [sic] the reprent [sic] was done without my knowledge or consent. Joseph Schwartz.

Smith copy with ms ink inscription at top of first page of text "The author of this book Joseph Schwartz 1836."

Smith copy acquired in 2016 from Mare Booksellers.

OCLC:

8036701