Difference between revisions of "PEM E80968 Dragon robe, China (19th century)"
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| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Sampling PEM E80968.PNG|thumb|'''One yellow thread from the collar seam was removed for dye analysis]] |
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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Pagoda_tree_(Styphnolobium_japonicum)_LC pagoda tree buds]. [1] | 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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Pagoda_tree_(Styphnolobium_japonicum)_LC pagoda tree buds]. [1] | ||
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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).