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Toile became the generic term for cotton printed with engraved metal plates, later with rollers. This technique began near Dublin by Francis Nixon in the early 1750s and was picked up by the French in the 1760s.
Printed Toiles were often one color. The copper plates were not inked but had finely ground mordants in the etched lines of the plates. The mordant was applied to the surface of the fabric as the plate/roller was pressed down on the cloth. The length of the ‘printed’ fabric was then run through a madder dye bath. Depending on the mordant used, the design was red, violet, pink black or a brown/tan on an off white or cream background. A very finely ground indigo mixture produced a blue or green print.
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