IMPERIAL PURPLE TO MARIE ANTOINETTE'S FLEAS: The colourful history of textiles to the 18th century
Schedule
Mon, 16 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 am
UTC+10:30Location
Gospel Centre, 2 George Main Road, Victor Harbor 5211 | Victor Harbor, SA
This lecture explores the story of how dyes were discovered, made, and used from the earliest time to the end of the 18th century. It shows the social importance of certain colours including red, blue, and purple. It is an adventure that travels from Europe to India and the Americas, a story of exploration, invention, war, the church, money, power, and sex.Our presenter Dr Susan Kay-Williams is the former Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework, based at Hampton Court Palace. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Fellow and the Immediate Past President of the Society of Dyers and Colourists. Susan has a longstanding interest in textiles, especially colour, and published, The Story of Colour in Textiles.
Refreshments from 9:45 a.m. Lecture commences 10:30 a.m.
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