Madder Rose Pigment 5

Experiment

Heritage

Research

Traditional

Reconstruction of madder rose pigments from The Winsor & Newton 19th Century Archive (book P1)

Material

Pigments and glazes

Craft

Other

General Technique

Combining

Specific Technique

pigment production

Properties & Qualities

Application

Furnishing Sample making

Qualities

Opact Textured

Colour

Pink

Sample Information

Date of creation

July 2022

Process & Production

1. washing: for 1h30 of the madder roots
2. Extraction: add 30ml of a solution of KAl(SO4)2.12H2O (1.1M)
3. Precipitation: addition of (NH4)2CO3 (1.2M) solution

Credits

Craft Maker

Tiago Veiga Project REDiscover; Funded by FCT (2022.02909.PTDC)

Library Contributor

VICARTE, NOVA

Photographer

Sofia Moreira Pires