Folio 2. Page 55a. Recto
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Title
Folio 2. Page 55a. Recto
Subject
Recipe to make dye
Description
To dye Buff or Orange
Arnatto well boiled, with a small quantity of Flemish
Ashes & a little Allum- it must be Strained through
a Cloth- let the Things you wish to Dye remain
in while they are deep enough- it will fix
the color better to boil them them in the dye-
Arnatto well boiled, with a small quantity of Flemish
Ashes & a little Allum- it must be Strained through
a Cloth- let the Things you wish to Dye remain
in while they are deep enough- it will fix
the color better to boil them them in the dye-
Creator
Charlotte Starkie
Publisher
Gillespie Family
Date
1782 to 1808
Rights
Site licence
Format
Hand written page pinned to a page of a paper document
Language
English
Type
Paper Document
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To dye Buff or Orange
Arnatto well boiled, with a small quantity of Flemish Ashes & a little Allum- it must be Strained through a Cloth- let the Things you wish to Dye remain in while they are deep enough- it will fix the color better to boil them them in the dye-
Arnatto well boiled, with a small quantity of Flemish Ashes & a little Allum- it must be Strained through a Cloth- let the Things you wish to Dye remain in while they are deep enough- it will fix the color better to boil them them in the dye-
Annatto is an orange-red condiment and food colouring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana) native to tropical regions from Mexico to Brazil. It is often used to impart a yellow or orange colour to foods, but sometimes also for its flavour and aroma.
Flemish Ashes is a little shrouded in mystery but could be Sodium Carbonate and this can be obtained by the burning of kelp.
Alum is used as a dye fixative, or mordant, and in this case is probably Potassium Alum, or often called Potash Alum.
Flemish Ashes is a little shrouded in mystery but could be Sodium Carbonate and this can be obtained by the burning of kelp.
Alum is used as a dye fixative, or mordant, and in this case is probably Potassium Alum, or often called Potash Alum.
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Citation
Charlotte Starkie, “Folio 2. Page 55a. Recto,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/101.
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