Dyes and dyeing recipe book : manuscript.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parnell, Edward A. (Edward Andrew).

Parnell, Edward A.

Dyes and dyeing.

Formulas, recipes, etc.

Textile printing.

Textile fabrics.

Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts)

Cookbooks.

Recipes.

Manuscripts, English -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers (London, England), 2019.

Physical Description:

1 volume (168 pages) ; 16 x 10 cm

Production:

England, circa 1850.

Summary:

This recipe book was written by an unidentified individual, likely in England around 1850 and contains numerous recipes for color dyes and methods for dyeing textiles. In addition to the recipes, there are swatches of fabric and a smaller selection of medicinal, household, and culinary recipes. The volume is bound in full leather. The pagination of this volume is creator-supplied, but there are several pages missing (p. 95-98). It appears that some text is missing with these pages. Most of the volume contains recipes and methods for dyes and dyeing (p. 1-155), but the orientation of the writing flips for the last portion which includes 34 medicinal, household, and culinary recipes (p. 156-169). There are several cotton and silk dyed fabric swatches laid and pasted into the volume (p. i-iii, 146, 154-155). The recipes for dying include Mr. McIntyre’s receipt, new method of bleaching cotton (p. 6); M. de Lain’s colors, scouring, and bleaching (p. 50-75); Parnell’s steam colors (p. 76-81), madder resist style (p. 90-93), indigo resist style (p. 94, 100), catechn[sic] resist style (101), discharge style (p. 102-116), China blue style (p. 117-122), steam color cotton (p. 123-126), and preparation mordant; and silk dyeing recipes and techniques (p. 143-155). Examples of the “genuine receipts” at the end of the volume include weak eyes (p. 167) and ginger beer (p. 168) in addition to numerous preparations for medicinal plants, such as clivers, which are described as being, “good for obstruction and diseases of the urinary organ” (p. 157).

Cited as:

Dyes and Dyeing Recipe Book (Ms. Codex 2228). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1462198731