stoppered glass bottle of Alizarin GI
Date: circa 1870
Inventory Number: 4507
Classification: Chemical
Subject:
Maker: Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik (founded 1865)
User: Department of Chemistry, Harvard University (founded 1791)
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Dimensions:
15 x 5 cm (5 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
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Description:
Class B chemical. Stoppered and wax sealed glass bottle of Alizarin GI, a synthetic, "artifical mordant" dye.
Glass bottle is tall and cylindrical with small foot and glass stopper.
Glass bottle is tall and cylindrical with small foot and glass stopper.
Signedprinted in gold on red label: BADISCHE ANILIN- & SODA-FABRIK / LUDWIGSHAFEN A/RH
Inscribedhand-written on tan label: Alisarin G I; printed in yellow on red label near base of bottle: 0144
FunctionFor the dyeing of textiles.
Webster's 1913 Unabridged: "Alizarin n. (Chem.) A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene." Alizarin was the first natural dyestuff (originally from madder root) prepared artifically from the coal-tar product anthracene (1868). An in-depth reference on dyes and dyeing, entitled "Dyeing" can be found in the CHSI's 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 8, pp. 743-754.
Webster's 1913 Unabridged: "Alizarin n. (Chem.) A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene." Alizarin was the first natural dyestuff (originally from madder root) prepared artifically from the coal-tar product anthracene (1868). An in-depth reference on dyes and dyeing, entitled "Dyeing" can be found in the CHSI's 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 8, pp. 743-754.