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Indigo, historical dye collection of the Technical University of Dresden, Germany. The oldest known fabric dyed indigo, dated to 6,000 years ago, was discovered in Huaca Prieta, Peru. [9] Many Asian countries, such as India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asian nations have used indigo as a dye (particularly for silk) for centuries.
Red, White, and Black Make Blue: Indigo in the Fabric of Colonial South Carolina Life (University of Georgia Press; 2013) 140 pages; scholarly study explains how the plant's popularity as a dye bound together local and transatlantic communities, slave and free, in the 18th century. Grohmann, Adolf. Färberei and Indigofabrikation in Grohmann, A ...
In Indonesia, the Sundanese use Indigofera tinctoria (known locally as tarum or nila) as dye for batik. Marco Polo was the first to report on the preparation of indigo in India. Indigo was quite often used in European easel painting [clarification needed] during the Middle Ages. [9] [10]
Eliza used her 1744 crop to make seed and shared it with other planters, leading to an expansion in indigo production. [9] She proved that colonial planters could make a profit in an extremely competitive market. Due to her successes, the volume of indigo dye exported increased dramatically from 5,000 pounds in 1745–46, to 130,000 pounds by ...
It was a primary supplier of indigo dye to Europe as early as the Greco-Roman era. The association of India with indigo is reflected in the Greek word for the dye, which was indikon (ινδικόν). The Romans used the term indicum, which passed into Italian dialect and eventually into English as the word indigo.
The colors of the new logo were chosen to reflect the county’s rich history and diverse character — “Columbia Blue” for history, “Dark Green” for the environment and “Indigo Dye ...
A "vital dye" or stain is a dye capable of penetrating living cells or tissues without causing immediate visible degenerative changes. [26] Such dyes are useful in medical and pathological fields in order to selectively color certain structures (such as cells) in order to distinguish them from surrounding tissue and thus make them more visible ...
Last year, to kick it up a notch, he promised students that if the haul reached $1,000 he would dye his hair pink for the entire month of October (pink being the color of breast cancer awareness ...