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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A compound that absorbs into and colors another material. A dye is generally a complex organic material. The process of coloring fibers with natural dyes has been practiced for thousands of years. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Natural | + | A compound that absorbs into and colors another material. A dye is generally a complex organic material. The process of coloring fibers with natural dyes has been practiced for thousands of years. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Natural%20dyes Natural dyes] were extracted from from plants ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=alkanet alkanet], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=annatto annatto], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=archil archil], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=brazilwood brazilwood], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=buckthorn%20berries buckthorn berries], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cudbear cudbear], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cutch%20%28dye%29 cutch], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fustic fustic], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=madder madder], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=indigo indigo], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=litmus litmus], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=logwood logwood], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=morinda morinda], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=quercitron quercitron], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=safflower safflower], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=saffron saffron], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sassafras sassafras], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sumac sumac], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=turmeric turmeric], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=turnsole turnsole], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=black%20walnut%20dye walnut], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=weld%20dye weld], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=woad woad].), lichens ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=archil archil]), insects ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=kermes kermes], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lac%20dye lac dye], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cochineal cochineal]) and shellfish ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Tyrian%20purple Tyrian purple]). Synthetic dyes, first derived in 1856 from coal-tar extracts, were brighter, less expensive, more colorfast and quickly replaced most natural dyes. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Synthetic%20dyes Synthetic dyes], of which there are over ten thousand, are generally categorized into groups based on their reactivity, their solubility and their method of application. |
| − | For more information see entries on the following: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acid | + | For more information see entries on the following: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acid%20dye acid dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aniline%20dye aniline dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=anthraquinone%20dye anthraquinone dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=azo%20dye azo dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=basic%20dye basic dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vat%20dye vat dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=developed%20dye developed dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=direct%20dye direct dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=disperse%20dye disperse dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fiber-reactive%20dye fiber-reactive dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=metallized%20dye metallized dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=naphthol%20dye naphthol dye]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sulfur%20dye sulfur dye] |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:03, 13 June 2013
Description
A compound that absorbs into and colors another material. A dye is generally a complex organic material. The process of coloring fibers with natural dyes has been practiced for thousands of years. Natural dyes were extracted from from plants (alkanet, annatto, archil, brazilwood, buckthorn berries, cudbear, cutch, fustic, madder, indigo, litmus, logwood, morinda, quercitron, safflower, saffron, sassafras, sumac, turmeric, turnsole, walnut, weld, and woad.), lichens (archil), insects (kermes, lac dye, cochineal) and shellfish (Tyrian purple). Synthetic dyes, first derived in 1856 from coal-tar extracts, were brighter, less expensive, more colorfast and quickly replaced most natural dyes. Synthetic dyes, of which there are over ten thousand, are generally categorized into groups based on their reactivity, their solubility and their method of application.
For more information see entries on the following: acid dye; aniline dye; anthraquinone dye; azo dye; basic dye; vat dye; developed dye; direct dye; disperse dye; fiber-reactive dye; metallized dye; naphthol dye; sulfur dye
Synonyms and Related Terms
dyestuff; dyes; teinture (Fr.); Farbstoffe (Deut.); substancje barwice (Pol.); colorante (Esp.); corante (Port.)
Additional Information
Colorant Industry History (in U.S.) at colorantshistory.org
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Reed Kay, Reed Kay, The Painter's Guide To Studio Methods and Materials, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983
- Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006)
- Random House, Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000