Dye plant sample; Impatiens pallida; Vincennes, Indiana; 1882
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1882
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Indiana, Vincennes
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E057603.000
label: catalog number
content: E57603
label: accession number
content: 11892
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fiber sample
label: Object Name
content: natural dye sample
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: jar: 10 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 26.035 cm x 11.43 cm