Search GuidePerkin Celebrations - 150 years of colour
Society of Dyers and Colourists
The Colourist, (1) (2006) 4 (Explain)14-Mar-06
Front cover of 'Mauve' by Simon Garfield
It was 150 years ago that William Henry Perkin, a true
innovator of his day, invented a colour that changed
the world. At 18, it was his failed attempt in 1856 to
synthesise quinine from aniline that led to the
invention of the first synthetic dye (mauve).
SDC: 104802
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