Open AccessSilk Textiles from the Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul: An Analytical Study
Author(s) -
Recep Karadağ
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jordan journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7249
pISSN - 1814-9111
DOI - 10.47014/16.2.3
Subject(s) - textile , art , elemental analysis , conservation , archaeology , materials science , geography , chemistry , organic chemistry , environmental planning
Eight historical textile objects belonging to the 16th-20th centuries in the collection of the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul were analyzed with the purpose of reaching improved conservation and restoration methods. The historical textiles underwent dyestuff analysis by High Performance Liquid Chromatography, morphological and elemental analysis by Scanning Electron Microscope with energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, CIEL*a*b color measurement as well as technical analysis by optical microscopy.