Towards more solid colours? : Transgression of rules and the spread of indigo in the dyeing of eighteenth-century fabrics of medium quality
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2019
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Marguerite Martin, « Towards more solid colours? : Transgression of rules and the spread of indigo in the dyeing of eighteenth-century fabrics of medium quality », Dix-huitième siècle, ID : 10670/1.6f543d...
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Dye making experienced profound changes in the modern period due to a growing use of colourings coming from European or tropical origins. At a time when French administration reasserted in 1737 the principle of establishing a legislated upon distinction between dyes of higher quality (“bon teint”) and dyes of lesser quality (“petit teint”) in linen production, dye makers emancipated themselves from rules and took advantage of the spread of new colouring products, in particular indigo, in order to make available more solid hues on average quality fabrics. Dye makers thus adapted to market trends characterized by a broadening of supply for fabric of intermediate quality.
