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Crimson is a strong, bright deep Red color combined with some Blue , resulting in a degree of purple. It is originally the color of the dye produced from the dried bodies of the cochineal insect ( Coccus Cacti ); however the name is also used for red colors in general. ETYMOLOGY
DYES The insects were gathered commercially in Mediterranean countries, where they live on the Kermes Oak , and sold throughout Europe. Kermes dyes have been found in burial wrappings in Anglo-Scandinavian York. It fell out of use with the introduction of Cochineal . The dyes were comparable in quality and color intensity, but ten to twelve times as much kermes was needed to produce the same effect as cochineal. Alizarin crimson is a pigment that was first synthesized in 1868 by the German Chemist s Carl Gräbe and Carl Liebermann and replaced the natural pigment Madder Lake . Alizarin crimson is a dye bonded onto Alum which is then used as a pigment. It is not totally colorfast, when mixed with Ochre , Sienna and Umber . Crimson, or '''crimson Lake''', or '''carmine''' is sometimes the names given to the dye made from the dried bodies of the female Cochineal s although it is more common to call the pigment "cochineal" after the insect from which it is made. It appears to have been discovered during the conquest of Mexico by Spaniard Hernán Cortés and brought to Europe in early 1500s . Carmine was first described by Mathioli in 1549 . Carmine is an Aluminium and Calcium Salt of Carminic Acid and carmine lake is an Aluminium or aluminum-tin lake of cochineal extract, whereas Crimson lake is prepared by striking down an infusion of cochineal with a 5 Percent Solution of Alum and Cream Of Tartar . Purple lake is prepared like carmine lake with the addition of Lime to produce the deep Purple tone. Carmine dyes tend to fade fast. As a Food Additive , carmines have E Number E120. It is also called cochineal and '''Natural Red 4'''. USES Practical This dye was once widely prized in both the Americas and in Europe . It was used in paints by Michelangelo and on the fabrics of the Hussars , the Turks , the British Redcoats, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police . Nowadays carmine dyes are used for coloring foodstuffs, medicines and Cosmetics . They are also used in some Oil Paint s and Watercolor s used by artists. Symbolism
In the United States Army , crimson is the color of the Ordnance Corps . SEE ALSO SOURCES (incomplete) |
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