Excerpt from catalogue: Large volume measuring 49x32x5cm. Volume contains various designs which are titled or have notes beside them.
United Turkey Red Co Ltd was the largest firm in the bleaching, finishing, dyeing and printing industry in Scotland. It was established in 1898 in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire and produced fabric using the Turkey Red dyeing technique which was introduced to Scotland in the 1780s. Madder, a natural dye which produces shades of red, brown and black, was used to print lengths of calico cloth which were then exported to India and the Far East. The cloth had bright colours and bold designs intended to appeal to the indigenous population of these areas. This was an unusual strategy for the time, as most other products intended for export to the East were designed for European colonists or for indigenous people who wished to exhibit European tastes.
