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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An organic yellow dye prepared from the small dark yellow flowers found on acacia trees (''Acacia catechu''). [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Cutch | + | An organic yellow dye prepared from the small dark yellow flowers found on acacia trees (''Acacia catechu''). [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Cutch%20%28dye%29 Cutch], a brown dye, is obtained from the leaves and wood of the same tree. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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| − | * | + | * John and Margaret Cannon, ''Dye Plants and Dyeing'', Herbert Press, London, 1994 |
| − | * | + | * Kurt Wehlte, ''The Materials and Techniques of Painting'', Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1975 |
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Revision as of 06:42, 24 July 2013
Description
An organic yellow dye prepared from the small dark yellow flowers found on acacia trees (Acacia catechu). Cutch, a brown dye, is obtained from the leaves and wood of the same tree.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Acacia catechu; cacho(Esp.); giallo d'acacia (It.); acacia (Port.)
Authority
- John and Margaret Cannon, Dye Plants and Dyeing, Herbert Press, London, 1994
- Kurt Wehlte, The Materials and Techniques of Painting, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1975