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Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 19: Paint It Black
The history of the color black in a nutshell: Fabric is deadly, dyers are magical chemists, and black jet is really fucking expensive.
Curiosity Shop Show Notes:
Here are links to the sources and resources we used while researching this episode:
Links to research materials:
Black Dye:
- Past & Present: The Color Black, by Amy Azzarito: https://www.designsponge.com/2014/04/past-present-when-black-became-hip-black-must-haves.html
- Asian Textile Studies, Natural Black Dyes: http://www.asiantextilestudies.com/black.html
- Exploring Historical Blacks: The Burgundian Black Collaboratory: https://refashioningrenaissance.eu/exploring-historical-blacks-the-burgundian-black-collaboratory/
- Black: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black#Chemistry
- The Evolution of Textile Dyes: History and Development: http://www.keycolour.net/blog/the-evolution-of-textile-dyes-history-and-development/
Jet:
- Good Ole Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_(gemstone)
- History.Net: http://www.arthistory.net/victorian-jet-jewelry/#:~:text=Jet%20jewelry%20became%20popular%20during,make%20beads%20or%20other%20jewels.
- Burials & Beyond Article: https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/10/26/whitby-jet-what-why-and-when/
Further Patreon Reading:
- The Secret History of the Color Black: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-secret-history-of-the-color-black/fwISZyrkPUt0IA
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