Adrianople red
Americannoun
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The color came to Europe through Ottoman Turkey, which is how it became known as Turkey Red or Adrianople Red.
From Slate
In the article Madder, page 32, I mentioned having made an extract similar to the Adrianople red.
From Project Gutenberg
Some years since Sir Henry Englefield, Bart., obtained a premium from the Society of Arts for the discovery of a fine tint drawn from Madder, called the Adrianople red.
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