Tag: Colouring the Nation

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Textile sample of Turkey red dyed and printed cotton, c 1840-50. Image courtesy of National Museums Scotland with kind permission of Coats plc
Exhibitions and Events

Colouring the Nation Exhibition

A vibrant online exhibition from National Museums Scotland explains the history of ‘Turkey red in Scotland’, an ancient dyeing process that formed a thriving industry in the

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12 June 2013
Handkerchief design
Projects and Research

Colouring the Nation

The ‘Colouring the Nation’ project is a two-year collaborative research project between the University of Edinburgh and the National Museums Scotland, funded by the Royal

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21 March 2012
GSA Archives & Collections
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