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black gum bark, sour gum bark; pepperidge bark; Nyssa sylvatica
 
black gum bark, sour gum bark; pepperidge bark; Nyssa sylvatica
  
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* R.J. Adrosko, ''Natural Dyes in the United States'', Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968
 
* R.J. Adrosko, ''Natural Dyes in the United States'', Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968

Revision as of 22:31, 1 May 2016

Description

Bark from tupelo or black gum trees (Nyssa sylvatica) native to the eastern United States. Tupelo bark will give wool a khaki color using an alum mordant. Tupelo bark dye has good washfastness and fair lightfastness.

Synonyms and Related Terms

black gum bark, sour gum bark; pepperidge bark; Nyssa sylvatica

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • R.J. Adrosko, Natural Dyes in the United States, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 380
  • John and Margaret Cannon, Dye Plants and Dyeing, Herbert Press, London, 1994
  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976

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