DYES IN TEXTILES FROM BAYNARD'S CASTLE: A SUMMARY OF RESULTS FROM TESTS CARRIED OUT BETWEEN 1978 AND 1987.
Author(s): P Walton Rogers
Two separate studies into dyes in textiles from BaynardsCastle have been carried out, one from Prof. M C Whitingand the other by P. Walton: a total of 217 textiles havebeen examined, out of which 140 gave positive results. Madder was by far the most common, but indigotin, kermeslichen purple and some unidentified yelow/brown dyes were also found in smaller numbers. The techniques of analysis are briefly described and the history of each dye is examined.
- Report Number:
- 81/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 6
- Keywords:
- Dye Plant Remains Textile
