National Aniline & Chemical Co. Nacco Dyes Color Samples on Thread, 90 Colors rag doll I am pretty certain this

I am pretty certain this one dates to the turn-of-the-century--around the heyday of the I

The sculpture

and even better that the color come from dyed silk threads wrapped tightly around cardboard strips with corresponding numbers

with some aging to the surface as accurately depicted in the photos

that made me fall in love with this

National Aniline & Chemical Co. Nacco Dyes Color Samples on Thread, 90 Colors rag doll I am pretty certain thisMore total gorgeousness this the second of two antique dye color samplers listed today, both I think about as good as it gets. I seem to have an insatiable want for color these days, and these feel like pure sustenance to me. This one, for Nacco Dyes, was produced by the National Aniline & Chemical Co., c. 1910s 20s and features 90 color samples, applied to a mix of silks, wools, and cottons, thus feeling like a textile sampler as well as a color one.