Difference between revisions of "PEM E80968 Dragon robe, China (19th century)"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
| − | [1] | + | [1] Xian Zhang,Karina Corrigan, Bruce MacLaren, Mimi Leveque, and Richard A. Laursen, Characterization of Yellow Dyes in Nineteenth Century Chinese Textiles. Studies in Conservation 52, 211-220 (2007). |
Revision as of 13:15, 7 August 2017
Artifact Information
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA USA. E80968.
Image of Imperial dragon robe. © The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA USA.
Summary of results
Yellow thread from the collar seam was samples and analyzed. The major components of the plant are flavonoids: rutin, keampferol and quecetin glycosides. The dyeing source was probably pagoda tree buds. [1]
HPLC profile
References
[1] Xian Zhang,Karina Corrigan, Bruce MacLaren, Mimi Leveque, and Richard A. Laursen, Characterization of Yellow Dyes in Nineteenth Century Chinese Textiles. Studies in Conservation 52, 211-220 (2007).