Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effect of Museum Conditions on Historical Dyed Silk Fabric with Madder Dye

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Journal of Polymers and the Environment Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Historical textiles suffer from deterioration as a result of exposure to uncontrolled environmental conditions in museums. To establish standard conditions for display of undyed and dyed silk fabrics in Egyptian museums, different artificial aging procedures (thermal, light and chemical) were applied to examine their effects on the physical, mechanical and chemical structure of the silk fiber. Samples of undyed silk and silk dyed with madder with different mordants, iron II sulphate; iron III chloride and copper sulphate were used for this purpose. These aged samples were examined for their surface morphology, color parameters (CIE Lab), mechanical properties, degree of crystallinity, secondary structure analysis and amino acids content.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Garside P, Wyeth P, Zhang X (2010) e Preserv Sci 7:126–131

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Szostak-Kotowa J (2004) Inter Biodet Biodeg 53:165–170

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Becker M, Magoshi Y, Sakai T, Tuross N (1997) Stud Conserv 42:27–37

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Kaplan D, Adams W, Farmer B, Viney C (1994) In: Kaplan D, Adams W, Farmer B, Viney C (eds) Silk polymers materials science and biotechnology. American Chemical Society, Washington, pp 252–269

    Google Scholar 

  5. Gohl E, Vilensky LD (1987) Textile science: an explanation of fibre properties, 2nd edn. Longman Cheshire Pty. Ltd., Melbourne

    Google Scholar 

  6. Guiyang L, Ping Z, Zhengzhong S, Xie X, Xin C, Wang H, Chunyu L, Tongyin Y (2001) Eur J Biochem 268:6600–6606

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Needles H, Cassman V, Collins M (1986) Historic textile and paper materials: conservation and characterization. In: Needles HL, Zeronian SH (eds) Advances in chemistry series 212. American Chemical Society, Washington, pp 199–210

    Google Scholar 

  8. Brigitte O (1996) Stud Conserv 41:129–131

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. David D, Sinclair R, Sterling D (1977) Stud Conserv 22:166–167

    Google Scholar 

  10. Garside P, Wyeth P, Zhang X (2010) J Inst Conserv 33:179–193

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Osman E, Michael M, Gohar H (2010) Inter J Chem 2:28–39

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Kim J, Wyeth P (2009) e Preserv Sci 6:60–67

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Kim J, Zhang X, Wyeth P (2008) e Preserv Sci 5:41–46

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Leene J, Demeny L, Elema R, DeGraff A, Surtel J (1958) Proceed Int Council Museums 13:107–242

    Google Scholar 

  15. Massafra M, Seli E, Salsa S, Marcandalli H (1999) J DyPig 40:171–180

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Bechtold T, Turcanu A, Ganglberger E, Geissler S (2003) J Clea Prod 11:499–509

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Feller L (1994) Accelerated ageing, photochemical and thermal aspects, Marina Del Rey, The Getty Conservation Institute pp 91–114

  18. Chin J, Forster A, Clerici C, Sung L (2007) Pol Deg Stab 92:1234–1246

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Tera F (1981) Egyptian patent no. 15182

  20. Segal L, Creely J, Martin J, Conrad C (1959) Text Res J 29:780–794

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. J. Batcheller (2005), Optical and scanning electron microscopy techniques for the identification of hair fibers from Romano—Egyptian textiles. In: Janaway R, Wyeth P (eds) Scientific analysis of ancient and historic textiles: informing preservation, display and interpretation, AHRC Research Center for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies, First Annual Conference, UK, 13–15, July 2005, pp 51–57

  22. Booth J (1984) Principles of textile testing. Butterworth- Heinemann, USA, pp 118–169

    Google Scholar 

  23. Wyszecki G, Stiles W (2000) Color science concepts and methods, 2nd edn. Quantitative data and formulae, New York

    Google Scholar 

  24. Mary B, Dianne R, Nancie R (1989) The books and paper group annual 9. http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v08/bp08-01.html

  25. Michele D (1989) J Ame Inst Cons 28:43–56

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Block R, Durrum E, Zweig G (1958) A Manual of paper chromatography and paper electrophorsis, 2nd edn. Academic Press, New York

    Google Scholar 

  27. Timár- Balászy A, Eastop D (1998) Chemical principles of textile conservation. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  28. Koussoulou T (1999) Papers from the Institute of Archaeology 10:75–88. http://pia-journal.co.uk/index.php/pia/article/viewFile/pia.135/265

  29. Derrick M (1991) Book and paper group annual, The American Institute for Conservation. 10

  30. Kim U, Park J, Li C, Jin H, Valluzzi R, Kaplan D (2004) Biomacromolecules 5:786–792

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  31. Lucas E, Shaw J, Smith S (1958) Adv Prot Chem 13:107–242

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  32. Yanagi Y, Kondo Y, Hirabayashi K (2000) Tex Res J 70:871–875

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  33. Kite M, Thomson R (2006) Conservation of leather and related materials. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  34. Becker M (1993) The characterization of the initial degradative alterations of Bombyx mori silk fibroin: a comparative study of artificially aged silk fabric and silk fabrics from The First Ladies Collection, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC’, PhD dissertation, Johns Hopkins University, U.M.I. Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Michigan, No. 9327568

  35. Wyeth P, Greiff S, Kutzke H, Riekel C (2005) Surveying silk fiber degradation by crystallinity determination: a study on the tang-dynasty silk treasure from Famen Temple, China. In: Janaway R, Wyeth P (eds) Scientific Analysis of Ancient and Historic Textiles: Informing Preservation, Display and Interpretation AHRC Research Center for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies, First Annual Conference, UK, 13–15 July 2005, pp 38–43

  36. Lee Y (1999) Silk reeling and testing manual, FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin, 136. http://www.fao.org/docrep/x2099E/x2099E00.htm

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

    Harby E. Ahmed & Sawsan S. Darwish

Authors
  1. Harby E. Ahmed
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Sawsan S. Darwish
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Harby E. Ahmed.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ahmed, H.E., Darwish, S.S. Effect of Museum Conditions on Historical Dyed Silk Fabric with Madder Dye. J Polym Environ 20, 596–606 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-012-0421-x

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-012-0421-x

Keywords

Search

Navigation