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Smyrna
Smyrna is the re-issue
of a magnificent example of a small "Turkey red"
shawl. In the middle of the 18th century,
french dyers were able to steal the secret of the "Turkey
red"
process from Greek craftsmen who had been brought
from Smyrna to a dyeworks near Rouen. This
production quickly became famous and popular under
the name "Rouenneries". From Rouen the technique
spread to Alsace where in 1811 the Mulhouse
dye-chimist Daniel Koechlin discovered its secret,
and a new style was born, which became the earliest
major success of both scientific dye-chemistry and
alsatian calico printing. The "Turkey red" style
remained until the 1840s, but continued in use long
after its peak had passed. Smyrna is the re-issue of
a "Turkey red" scarf with block-printed in Mulhouse
c.1840.
100% cotton ,
105x105cm,
43
€
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