Calvert, F. (Frederick) Crace', 1819-1873, Stenhouse, John, Groves, Charles Edward, 1841-1920 · Manchester : Palmer & Howe · leaf 340
z. In 1853, MM. Guinon, Manias, and Co., of Lyons,imported it in sufficient quantity to enable them to dyesilk for the requirements of trade. The silks so dyed wereknown by the names of Vert-venus, Vert-azof, Vert-lumiere,and were specially admired from their retaining their greencolour when seen… … L0-KA0. The use of this colour was, however, discontinued, as itwas not very fast, and Messrs. Guinon, Marnas, and Co.,found that they could produce greens possessing thesame property by first dyeing their silks with Prus-sian blue, and then in an acidulated bath of picricacid. It is interesting to…
Dyes and dyeing · Calico-printing
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