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1. How a European colour revolution brought us the humble Christmas card; The Victorian era was not as dusty and monochrome as we think; a new exhibition and a research project, Chromotope, explores a wave of chemical breakthroughs that brought colour to the people

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Byline: Andrew Pulver What would Christmas be without the humble Christmas card? It's hard to think of a more quintessentially British seasonal tradition than propping up colourful bits of stiff [...]

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2023

2. To dye for: why Victorian Britain was more colourful than we think; A new exhibition shows how a textile transformation brought brightness to the masses, in an era where electric purples and absinthe greens reigned supreme

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Textile fabrics -- Exhibitions, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Skye Sherwin Early photography's sepias tint our impression of the 19th century. Yet a real-life encounter with an everyday 1860s gown reveals a startling truth: 'It's electric purple and [...]

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2023

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