Dyer's companion : in two parts : part 1st containing upwards of one hundred receipts for colouring woollen, cotton or silk cloths ... the 2d part containing directions for jacking and varnishing leather ... containing also many discoveries and improvements, not before made public

Item Information

Title:
Dyer's companion : in two parts : part 1st containing upwards of one hundred receipts for colouring woollen, cotton or silk cloths ... the 2d part containing directions for jacking and varnishing leather ... containing also many discoveries and improvements, not before made public
Author:
Bemiss, Elijah
Date:
1806
Format:
Books
Genre:
Dyes and dyeing--Prescriptions, formulae, receipts, etc.
Dyes and dyeing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Location:
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Collection (local):
Mary Ann Beinecke Decorative Art Collection
Subjects:
Dyes and dyeing
Workshop recipes
Traditional medicine
Wine and wine making
Canning and preserving
Extent:
1 online resource (118, 75 pages)
Link to Item:
http://maca.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p16245coll1,93649
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
New-London [Conn.] : Printed by Cady & Eells for the author
Language:
English
Table of Contents:
PART 1st CONTAINING. Upwards of one hundred receipts for colouring woollen, cotton or silk cloths, yarn or thread, all kinds of colours and shades, so as to make them lasting and permanent, upon the newest and most improved plan in dying ; with directions for dressing cloth, and some observations and directions as to the use of colours and dye-stuff, and the properties and effects thereof, calculated for the use of artists, private families, and the encouragement of manufactories, &c.
THE 2d PART CONTAINING Directions for jacking and varnishing leather ; to make Oil-Cloth, Lacker, Brass, and Tin-Ware : To colour feathers, fur, and hair; to prepare paints, varnishes, &c. to stain wood different colours ; to colour hats, either in whole or any particular part ; together with a number of medical receipts, which have been found beneficial, and highly approved by the faculty.
CONTAINING ALSO Many discoveries and improvements, not before made public.
Notes:
First published in 1786 in 2 v; Includes index; Shaw & Shoemaker, 9955; Additional electronic version available through Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/MAB31962000741896Images
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Bemiss, Elijah. -- The dyer's companion : in two parts : part 1st containing upwards of one hundred receipts for colouring woollen, cotton or silk cloths ... the 2d part containing directions for jacking and varnishing leather ... containing also many discoveries and improvements, not before made public / by Elijah Bemiss. -- New-London [Conn.] : Printed by Cady & Eells for the author, [1806]. -- 2 v. in 1 16 cm. -- Call number of original: NK8804 B45 1806
Identifier:
b10787057