Shades of purple and mauve became very fashionable in the 1860s in the United Kingdom following the discovery of a reliable synthetic dye of this colour by William Perkin in 1856.
He had been trying to find a cure for the disease malaria, and was cleaning the flask he had used for an experiment on aniline when he noticed that the residue combined with alcohol to make a purple coloured liquid. This liquid was very effective as a textile dye, which he patented, and set up a factory to produce at Greenford in Middlesex in 1857. The new shade was called mauve, from the French word for the mallow plant which has purple/ mauve flowers. Queen Victoria seems to have boosted its popularity by appearing in a mauve dress in 1862.
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| - Shades of purple and mauve became very fashionable in the 1860s in the United Kingdom following the discovery of a reliable synthetic dye of this colour by William Perkin in 1856.
He had been trying to find a cure for the disease malaria, and was cleaning the flask he had used for an experiment on aniline when he noticed that the residue combined with alcohol to make a purple coloured liquid. This liquid was very effective as a textile dye, which he patented, and set up a factory to produce at Greenford in Middlesex in 1857. The new shade was called mauve, from the French word for the mallow plant which has purple/ mauve flowers. Queen Victoria seems to have boosted its popularity by appearing in a mauve dress in 1862. (en)
- Dress for a girl; mauve and white striped silk trimmed with black velvet ribbon; probably English, 1860-1865 (en)
- Girl's dress of mauve silk with a narrow white stripe in the weave, the bodice and sleeves lined with white cotton and the hem with undyed canvas. The bodice has a square neck and puffed sleeves and is gauged just above the waist at front and back; the skirt is pleated into the waist and has two patch pockets at the front. The hem is finished with a double frill of self fabric; the neck, sleeves, pockets and frills are edged with narrow black velvet ribbon. The garment fastens at the back of the bodice with a black silk loop and matching covered button, and with four hooks and eyes. (en)
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| - Shades of purple and mauve became very fashionable in the 1860s in the United Kingdom following the discovery of a reliable synthetic dye of this colour by William Perkin in 1856.
He had been trying to find a cure for the disease malaria, and was cleaning the flask he had used for an experiment on aniline when he noticed that the residue combined with alcohol to make a purple coloured liquid. This liquid was very effective as a textile dye, which he patented, and set up a factory to produce at Greenford in Middlesex in 1857. The new shade was called mauve, from the French word for the mallow plant which has purple/ mauve flowers. Queen Victoria seems to have boosted its popularity by appearing in a mauve dress in 1862. (en)
- Dress for a girl; mauve and white striped silk trimmed with black velvet ribbon; probably English, 1860-1865 (en)
- Girl's dress of mauve silk with a narrow white stripe in the weave, the bodice and sleeves lined with white cotton and the hem with undyed canvas. The bodice has a square neck and puffed sleeves and is gauged just above the waist at front and back; the skirt is pleated into the waist and has two patch pockets at the front. The hem is finished with a double frill of self fabric; the neck, sleeves, pockets and frills are edged with narrow black velvet ribbon. The garment fastens at the back of the bodice with a black silk loop and matching covered button, and with four hooks and eyes. (en)
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