Indigo Collection

Economy Scarf, c. 1938. Creator: Ralph Atkinson
Economy Scarf, c. 1938

Jingoji Sutra, 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Jingoji Sutra, 12th century

Robe, Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868) / Meiji period (1868-1912), 19th century
Robe, Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868)/ Meiji period (1868-1912), 19th century

Attus Amip (Mans Coat), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), c. 1860. Creator: Unknown
Attus Amip (Mans Coat), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), c. 1860. Fibre made from the inner bark of the ohyo tree, a member of the elm family

15c Henry Clay proof plate block of four, February 22, 1890. Top margin block of 4 15-cent stamps; plate 22; imperforate

15c Henry Clay block of fifty, February 22, 1890. Creator: American Bank Note Company
15c Henry Clay block of fifty, February 22, 1890. Right margin block of 50 15-cent stamps

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Koshu Kajikazawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-32

Indigo Vats, 1850s. Creator: Captain R. B. Hill
Indigo Vats, 1850s

Karako-Asobi, No 42
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Gosetsu-No-Mai, No 9
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Asa-Zuma-Bune, No 7
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Zama-No-Mori, No 4
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Akashi-No-Ul, No 10
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Shiga-No-Uranami, No. 3
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Nyo-Nishiki, No 11
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

O-Sho-Kun, No 12
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Komochi-Guma No. 14
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Kuro-Kumo, No 26
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Nanakomachi, No 21
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Al-Al-Gasa, No 19
From the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris kaempferi. Japanese Iris, all native to Japan

Manufacturing indigo in Tirhoot (Muzaffarpur), Lower Bengal, 1869
Manufacturing indigo in Tirhoot (Muzzaffarpur), Lower Bengal, 1869. From The Illustrated London News (1869)

Preparing indigo, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Producing indigo dye with slave labour: West Indies or Central America, 1725. Indigo tinctoria is cut, tied in bundles, steeped in water and fermented in the centre tank

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