Production and validation of model iron-tannate dyed textiles for use as historic textile substitutes in stabilisation treatment studies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>For millennia, iron-tannate dyes have been used to colour ceremonial and domestic objects shades of black, grey, or brown. Surviving iron-tannate dyed objects are part of our cultural heritage but their existence is threatened by the...

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Main Authors: Wilson Helen, Carr Chris, Hacke Marei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:Chemistry Central Journal
Online Access:http://www.journal.chemistrycentral.com/content/6/1/44