Difference between revisions of "V&A T.184-1948, Embroidery on gauze-banded plain weave silk robe, China (late 17th century-18th century)"

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Artifact Information

The robe is made of gauze-banded plain weave silk with embroidery. This robe is a woman's garment that may be the earliest non-ecclesiastical Chinese garment in the Museum. The grand is a rich red silk that has horizontal bands of fruiting pomegranates (symbolizing a woman with many kids) in gauze weave running across the fabric at widely spaced intervals. Over this, there is shiny embroidered decoration of fruits, flowers, birds and mythical beasts [1].

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK T.184-1948

Summary of results

Analytical results

Traditionally used Chinese dyes, pagoda tree buds, tumeric and safflower has been identified as the dyeing sources of this Chinese woman's robe.

HPLC profile

Absorbance at 350nm (mAU), one yellow thread was probably dyed with pagoda tree buds analyzed by X. Zhang

Identified compounds

References

[1] https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72026/robe-unknown/ [2]

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-Multiple threads (equal or shorter than 0.5 cm) were removed from the back of the suzani. It was found that the pinkish red thread was dyed with cochineal, an orange sample was dyed with larkspur and madder, another orange sample with pagoda tree buds and madder. Yellow threads were dyed with pagoda tree buds and larkspur.
+Traditionally used Chinese dyes, pagoda tree buds, tumeric and safflower has been identified as the dyeing sources of this Chinese woman's robe.
 == HPLC profile ==