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When this dye book was issued, the firm was a world leader in the field. It later became famous for pharmaceuticals, in particular for the discovery of aspirin.\r\n\r\nStrong Anglo-German competition was at the root of the development of aniline dyes. Bayer was one of several German companies to capitalise on the early discoveries in dye technology made by British chemists.  William Perkin, who discovered the first artifical dyestuff mauveine in 1856, had been a pupil of the German chemist Hoffman. Early artificial dyes did not last very long but  competitive research provided improvements in colourfastness and dyeing qualities. \r\n\r\nThis dye book shows the vast range of dyes available 40 years after the discovery of mauveine. The Bayer firm's first significant production was the Magenta dye. This sample book shows examples of a second generation of aniline-derived dyes and includes the evocatively named 'Alkali Blue', 'Alkali Violet', 'Bismark Brown' and 'Acid Magenta'.","physicalDescription":"Shade card for dress fabrics. Brown-coloured folder containing six card sheets of fabric samples for half-silk (wool and silk) dress materials. The cover is impressed with the manufacturer's name 'Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedr. Bayer & Co.' and 'Fashion Shades on half-silk (wool and silk) dress materials'. The cover is decorated with the firm's trademark and an impressed decorative border. Printed sheets giving the dyeing recipes for each sample (for 100 1bs cloth) are pasted into the inside front cover and there are printed bronze-coloured patterned end papers. The samples number from 1 to 88 are in various colours and shades. The dyes are shown on fabrics woven with small figures designs. Each page is printed with the manufacturer's name and the end fold has stamped into it details of the firms agents in Britain (see also T.171-1985).","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Friedrich Bayer & Co.","id":"A35833"},"association":{"text":"makers","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wool and silk","id":"x30487"},{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"}],"techniques":[{"text":"woven","id":"AAT53642"},{"text":"printed","id":"AAT53319"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Woven wool and silk on paper and printed","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2006AM7011","2006AM7013","2006AM7012"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES404191"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Shade card","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Germany","id":"x28873"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1896","earliest":"1896-01-01","latest":"1896-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Dr Stanley Chapman","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"28.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"136","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"17","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"11.5","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"folded","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"7","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"folded","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'Farbenfabriken vorm. 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