Object Details
- Description
- Dye plant sample; Impatiens pallida; Acquired from the Indians of Vincennes, Indiana, in 1882. Original cataloging reads: "Yellow Dye Plant. - The wild Lady Slipper, Impatriens pallida, The entire plant boiled in water with the addition of copperas produces a fine, yellow color for cotton or woolen fabrics. From the Indians of Vincennes, Indiana, 1882. 57,603. Collected by Dr. E. Palmer." on object tag.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- ca. 1882
- Measurements
- overall: jar: 10 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 26.035 cm x 11.43 cm
- Object Name
- fiber sample
- natural dye sample
