TURKEY RED DYE
Turkey Red is a pure ‘lake’ (a more stable and light fast isolate) of the colour found in madder root. Just as indigo was synthesised in the 19th Century, so the colour compounds in madder were reproduced in England by William Henry Perkin and in Germany by Carl Graebe and Carl Liebermann. Both discoveries were made in 1868, but Graebe and Liebermann registered their patent a day earlier.
As with many dyes, Turkey Red reacts differently to different fibres- on wool it produces a deep red, while cotton takes on a softer, more peachy colour.
Turkey Red has been used by many painters, including by Henri Matisse in The Red Studio, of 1911.
Scroll for products dyed with Turkey Red
TYPE 886 STOCK
The Tender Stock is based on an equestrian stock- the horse's hoof binding which evolved to become the modern tie.
TYPE 808 RAKE HAT
The Rake Hat is worn at a raked angle, slightly on the side of the head, but is also the sort of cap which Tom Rakewell might have worn in Hogarth's etchings had he been born two centuries later.
TYPE 918 TWO:ONE BUTTERFLY JACKET
Unlike most Tender jackets, which have a straight cut front, the Two:One jacket has shaped lapels with a large belly, to use the tailor's term.
TYPE 471 PLASTRON SHIRT
A plastron is a chest covering which sits over a lower layer. The same term is used to describe a fencer's chest pad, an armoured breastplate, and a tortoise's belly.
TYPE 439 STOLE POCKET BUTTERFLY SHIRT
The Stole Pocket Butterfly shirt has long panel pockets sewn to the fronts and caught into the shoulder seam, recalling the embroidered liturgical vestments worn by Christian priests and bishops.
