Sample books for printed cotton fabrics manufactured by Koechlin & Frères.
Published / Created:
France, 1841-1843.
Physical Description:
2 volumes (395; 357 pages) ; 32 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:13876265
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
The Koechlin family of Mulhouse, France, were leading manufacturers of printed cotton textiles. The family included a number of prominent chemists, including the compiler of the present volumes, Camille Koechlin (1811-1890), who specialized in the chemistry of bleaching and coloring. Though the firm of Koechlin & Frères was based in Mulhouse (in Alsace), the present volumes describe work at factories in the towns of Le Houlme and Déville, both near Rouen (in Normandy).
Exhibition History:
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
Subject Terms:
Koechlin & Frères. | Textile fabrics -- France -- Design. | Textile printing -- France -- 19th century. | Dyes and dyeing -- Cotton -- 19th century. | Dyes and dyeing -- Chemistry -- 19th century. | Aniline dye. | Cotton fabrics. | Clothing and dress -- Europe -- 19th century. | Textile design -- France -- Alsace. | Workshop recipes -- France. | Mulhouse (France) -- Commerce -- 19th century. | Clothing and dress -- France. | Clothing trade -- France.
