Dutch yellow

Description

1) A yellow synthetic organic dyestuff prepared from tetra-azotized benzidine, Salicylic acid, and Sodium bisulfite. Dutch yellow dyes wool a tan-yellow color.

2) Another name for Dutch pink.

Resources and Citations

• Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 609