Taking historical chemistry to the bench: A new perspective for modern chemists through the re-creation and analysis of 19th-century Scottish Turkey red dyed textiles
- Submitting institution
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University of Glasgow
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 32-11979
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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- Title of journal
- Mitteilungen: Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
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- First page
- 302
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0934-8506
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/158909/
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This article presents research by Wertz under Quye’s lead supervision for a Scottish ‘Turkey red dyeing’ heritage science PhD project that she devised (awarded University of Glasgow ‘Lord Kelvin-Adam Smith’ funding). Founded on her chemical research of natural and synthetic dyes in the United Turkey Red Company calculation book in the Scottish Business Archive at the University, it is the first comprehensive material study of this world-famous method of calico textile dying.
The article consists of a critical overview of the project’s interdisciplinary approach, methodologies, and conclusions, and was developed from Wertz’s conference presentation at the German Chemical Society biennial event (GDCh-Wissenschaftsforum Chemie), Dresden, 30 August-2 September 2015. It provides the first comprehensive proof of the dyeing process of Glasgow’s largest industrial dyed textile output in nineteenth and early twentieth century, using state-of-the-art chemical analysis and laboratory syntheses; heritage science analytical studies for model recreations; and chemical analysis and technical art history of Turkey red textiles in archives and museums (including the Victoria and Albert Museum). The article anchored a larger process of dissemination of the project findings to curators, historians, and the public, through Quye’s ‘ReCREATE’ Royal Society of Edinburgh research network (PI, 2014-15), and contemporary textile art exhibitions, also involving Werz (‘India Street’, Gayfield Square, Edinburgh August-September 2014; ‘India Bazaar’, Tramway Glasgow, June-July 2016); archive exhibitions (‘Follow the Threads’ , The Lighthouse, Glasgow April-May 2018); educational events (Royal Society of Chemistry Schools’ events, Glasgow Science Festival).
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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