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| − | An early general name for any of the thousands of synthetic organic colorants obtained from coal-tar based products, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=benzene benzene], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=toluene toluene], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=xylene xylene], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=naphthalene naphthalene], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=anthracene anthracene], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aniline aniline]. Coal-tar dyes were first derived in 1856 when William Perkin made [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mauve mauve], an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aniline | + | An early general name for any of the thousands of synthetic organic colorants obtained from coal-tar based products, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=benzene benzene], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=toluene toluene], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=xylene xylene], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=naphthalene naphthalene], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=anthracene anthracene], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aniline aniline]. Coal-tar dyes were first derived in 1856 when William Perkin made [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mauve mauve], an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aniline%20dye aniline dye]. |
See also aniline dye. | See also aniline dye. | ||
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Description
An early general name for any of the thousands of synthetic organic colorants obtained from coal-tar based products, such as benzene, toluene, xylene, naphthalene, anthracene, and aniline. Coal-tar dyes were first derived in 1856 when William Perkin made mauve, an aniline dye.
See also aniline dye.
Synonyms and Related Terms
aniline dyes; colorante al catrame (It.); aniline colors; coal tar colors; coal-tar colors
Hazards and Safety
Some coal tar dyes are carcinogenic.
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Hermann Kuhn, Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986