Guide to Recipes for Dyeing, circa 1820
Collection Number MSS 310
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Collection Information
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- Abstract:
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This anonymous recipe book contains nearly ninety formulas for dyeing and bleaching cloth and other materials. It dates from approximately 1820.
Contact Information:
Processed by
Lois Fischer Black
Date Completed
December 2001
Encoded by
Lois Fischer Black
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Descriptive Summary
- Creator
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Recipes for dyeing
- Title
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Recipes for Dyeing, circa 1820
- Call Number
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MSS 310
- Extent
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1 volume, 1 v. : [100] p. ; 24 cm. , Holograph.Title page lacking.Recipes only contained on 33 pages, remaining 67 pages are blank.
- Location
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For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Information for Users
- Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
- Acquisitions Information
Gift of Arnold Krochmal, circa 1973.
- Preferred Citation
Recipes for dyeing, MSS 310, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Copyright Notice
North Carolina State University does not own copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
Historical Note
This handwritten list of recipes and formulas was apparently compiled in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Scope and Content
This manuscript receipt book contains approximately ninety recipes and formulas on bleaching and dyeing cloths and other materials. Each recipe is titled, and begins with a list of required ingredients and their quantities, and concludes with a brief description of the procedure involved. It is thought to date from the first half of the eighteenth century.
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