Category:SCARlet-MS

This is the SCARlet-MS sub-category of the Reference Materials section of the Dye Analysis database.

SCARlet-MS

SCARlet-MS: Synthetic Colourant open-Access Repository – a Mass Spectral database created by the British Museum, London, UK in the framework of the research project “DYE-a-LOG: A Global Reinterpretation of Synthetic Dye History in Non-European Textiles”.

DYE-a-LOG

DYE-a-LOG is a 5-year project (June 2026 – May 2031) awarded by the European Research Council (ERC) as a Consolidator Grant 2025 (Grant Agreement No 101229653 to Dr Diego Tamburini (Scientist for Polymers and Modern Organic Materials at the Department of Scientific Research, British Museum). SCARlet-MS includes the results obtained by HPLC-DAD-MS/MS analysis of early synthetic dye formulations mostly developed between 1856 and 1914. Various sources of historical reference materials were used for the analysis conducted at the British Museum laboratories. These sources were accessed at various institutions collaborating in the framework of the DYE-a-LOG project. A list of these institutions is available at the end of the page.

The downloadable data used to create the database will be available at The British Museum repository for Digital Resources

This page will be regularly updated throughout 2031.

List of partners

• Society of Dyers and Colourists
• National Art Library – V&A
• Science Museum Group
• TU Munich
• TU Dresden

Acknowledgements

Funded by the European Union (ERC, DYE-a-LOG, Grant number 101229653). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.