Dyeing and colour workshop, Les Gobelins, Le Mobilier National, Paris, France

Worker dyeing threads in stainless steel tanks, in the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 7087x4724 / 8.3MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 13th arrondissement 75013 Atelier de Teinture Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier capital city city collection color image colour chart colour image colour mixing conservation decorative arts dye dyeing dyeing workshop Europe European factory France French furniture collection Garde-Meuble de la Couronne Gobelins Manufactory government department heritage history horizontal Ile de France Ile-de-France indoors inside interior Le Mobilier National Les Gobelins Manufacture des Gobelins Ministry of Culture Mobilier National Paris Parisian process stainless steel state department state furniture tank tapestry textiles thread vat Western Europe Western European woman wool work working workshop
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Worker dyeing threads in stainless steel tanks, in the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen