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The Origins of English Calico Printing
Author(s) -
Floud P. C.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1960.tb02378.x
Subject(s) - mordant , clearing , history , archaeology , art history , art , economics , finance , dyeing , chemistry , organic chemistry
The generally accepted theory that the first English calico printworks was established at Richmond, Surrey, in 1690 is considered to have no basis in fact. From examination of new evidence, it is concluded that the industry was established in 1676, probably by William Sherwin at West Ham, and for the next twenty‐five years was confined to areas in East London, on both sides of the River Lea, at Bow and West Ham. By this time (1676) the English printers had mastered the secrets of mordant printing with madder, having eventually solved the problems of thickeners and the clearing of the ground.