Collection of items relating to Lichen Dyes including a pattern book of Dyeing Properties of some Scottish Lichens by T.S. Patterson

• Reference:GB 235 LCH
• Dates of Creation:1854 - 1998
• Name of Creator:
  Patterson, T.S.
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 box, 30cm

• Scope and Content

  1 box containing book of lichen dyed samples and list 'Native Plants used as Dyes in Tweed Making'
  - file: 'The Dyeing Properties of some Scottish Lichens and of a few other materials' Pattern Book by T.S. Patterson D.Sc. Ph.D University of Glasgow
  - report: Report on the Frequency of Occurrence of Dye-Producing Lichens in Scotland by Edward Stewart. M.A., B.Sc. Fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh.
  - list: Native Plants used as Dyes in Tweed Making, includes extracts from papers describing experiments on the dyeing property of lichens by W. Lauder Lindsay, M.D., Assistant Physician, Crichton Royal Institution, Dumfries, 1854-1855, and list of lichens which yield dyes based on Les Lichens Utiles by F. Henneguy, Paris, 1883, and Further list of Highland Native Dyes from Occasional Papers by R.C. Maclagan pp. n.d. Paper on 'Highland Dyeing' read before Royal Scottish Society of Arts, 1898 [various versions of these lists - will need sorting before proper listing and cataloguing]
  - report: 'Notes on Occurrence and Distribution in Scotland of Dye-Producing Lichens, Supplementary to report on Occurrence of Lecanora tartarea Ach. by E.J.A. Stewart, M.A., B.Sc.
  - report: 'The Dyeing Properties of some Scottish Lichens and of a few other materials' by T.S. Paterson, D.Sc. Ph.D., University of Glasgow
  - documentation showing that Brian Coppins bought this batch of material from an Antiquarian Booksellers in 1998.

• Access Information

  Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/

• Acquisition Information

  Items in the box were transferred to the RBGE Archives from the RBGE Herbarium (Lichenology) in 2014. The items were bought from an Antiquarian Bookseller (Grant & Shaw Ltd. Edinburgh) by Brian Coppins in 1998.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Album has loose covers, is dirty and contains fabric samples attached using sharp pins. Extreme care should be used when handling this collection, and album should be supported when in use.

• Archivist's Note

  Pattern book is in need of conservation and a clean.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Permission required from RBGE.

• Additional Information

  published

  Minimal

  GB 235

• Subjects

  Lichens

  Dyes

• Corporate Names

  Glasgow University

• Geographical Names

  Scotland