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What is Madder?

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What is Madder?

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Madder is an evergreen plant native to the Old World. This plant has historically been used as a source of animal fodder, but it was commercially important for its red root, which was used to manufacture a dye known as madder or rose madder. The color of madder varied from a medium to intense red with a rosy tint. Madder was one of the first dyes to be duplicated synthetically, in the form of alizarin crimson in the 1860s. People have been using madder for centuries. Archaeological evidence shows that the Egyptians utilized rose madder as a textile dye, and that madder may also have been used in cosmetics. The color also appeared in Ancient Greece and Rome. It was one of the most wide-spread red dyes in use in Europe, leading people to compare people’s lips to madder in verse, since the color was so commonly known. Madder can be used on cotton, leather, wool, and silk. However, a mordant must be used in order to fix the dye, or it will run. Mordants bind with dyes to turn them insolubl

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