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Red, White, & Black Make Blue: Indigo in the Fabric of Colonial South Carolina Life

Red, White, & Black Make Blue: Indigo in the Fabric of Colonial South Carolina Life - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Andrea FeeserPublish date:2013-11-15Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820345536ISBN-10:820345539UPC:9780820345536Book Category:Technology & Engineering, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Chemical & Biochemical, United States, Agriculture & FoodBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775)Size:9.08 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCC48S2K15

Red, White, & Black Make Blue: Indigo in the Fabric of Colonial South Carolina Life

Like cotton, indigo has defied its humble origins. Left alone it might have been a regional plant with minimal reach, a localized way of dyeing textiles, paper, and other goods with a bit of blue. But when blue became the most popular color for the textiles that Britain turned out in large quantities in the eighteenth century, the South Carolina indigo that colored most of this cloth became a...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820345536ISBN-10:820345539UPC:9780820345536Book Category:Technology & Engineering, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Chemical & Biochemical, United States, Agriculture & FoodBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775)Size:9.08 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCC48S2K15
ANDREA FEESER is an associate professor of art and architectural history at Clemson University. She is the author of Waikiki: A History of Forgetting & Remembering.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press

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