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Dyer's record book
Unknown1820–1839
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Record book of dye recipes kept by the textile printer Edmund Barnes that was started in Bury, England in the late 1820s. The printer brought the book with him to Dover, New Hampshire in 1829 when he began working for Dover Manufacturing Company, later known as Cocheco Print Works. Barnes continued to add to the notebook through the early 1830s.The small book contains samples of printed cottons with handwritten dyestuff recipes, dyeing processes and finishing techniques. A small bill loose in back of book bears the name: William Barnes. Book bound in marble paper sides and leather back.
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- Title: Dyer's record book
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1820–1839
- Type: Dyer's record book
- Rights: Museum purchase through gift of Jaques Séligmann
- Medium: Medium: paper, leather, cotton Technique: printed on plain weave
- Viewing Notes: Multiple Choice: From Sample to ProductThis important record book belonged to Edmund Barnes, a textile printer who was recruited by an American agent sent to hire British workers for their expertise. Barnes taught steam printing, a new process for affixing color through the use of steam, at the Dover Manufacturing Company.
- Inscribed: On p. 33: "Nov. 18th, 1829." On front cover: "BLACKFORD BRIDGE NEAR BURY SEPT. 7TH. EDMUND BARNS."On fly leaf at back (torn): "Edmund Barnes, Providence."
- Exhibitions: New York: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, "Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product," Nov. 9, 2007 through Sept. 11, 2008.
- Dimensions: H x W: 21 x 16.5 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
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