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V A R I O U S S A M P L E S O F N A T U R A L C O L O R A N T S

D Y E C O L L E C T I O N
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The Dye Collection is one of the most important scientific collections at the TU Dresden. It
houses more than 8,000 natural dyes from plant and animal sources, over 18,000 trade patterns
of synthetic dyes from more than 80 industrial producers, classified by their chemical structure,
as well as over 2,000 colour sample charts and numerous staining patterns. The oldest colour
samples in the collection date back to ca. 1830, whereas some other historical colour samples
stem from the London World’s Fair in 1851. The original sample of aniline purple is also in the
collection, as is the first usable tar dye, which was produced by W. Perkin in 1856. The institute’s
scientific activities can be traced through student theses, which have been collected since
1890, along with the preparations manufactured for them. Since 1928, the Dye Collection has
been situated in the König Building, named for the institute’s most famous professor. The
collection is preserved in the historic collection rooms next to the chemical dyes laboratory and
the historical auditorium.

Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry
König-Bau · Bergstraße 66c
Prof. Dr. Horst Hartmann · Phone: +49 351–463 394 84 · E-Mail: Horst.Hartmann@tu-dresden.de
https://tu-dresden.de/mn/chemie/die-fachrichtung/farbstoffsammlung

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