Table 2 Results of SEM–EDS analysis from mordant, two distinct phases in the metal wrapping of the yarn and the buckle in wt% (Figs. 8 and 9)
From: A courtly brocade belt belonging to Qajar period (1789–1925), Iran
Samples | Elt (wt%) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Na | Mg | Al | Si | S | Cl | K | Ca | Fe | Ni | Cu | Zn | Pd | Ag | Sn | Au | ||
Fibers | Red | 2.4 | 4.1 | 63.8 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | – | 3.4 | 3.5 | – | 4.0 | – |
Yellow | 11.1 | 5.0 | 38.6 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | – | 4.0 | 4.3 | – | 2.1 | – | |
Metal wrapping | A | – | – | 0.2 | – | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | – | 0.1 | 7.1 | 40.7 | – | 1.3 | 34.8 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
B | – | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | 10.7 | 87.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | – | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37.5 | 62.5 | – | – | – | – | – | |
D | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37.0 | 63.0 | – | – | – | – | – | |
E | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.9 | – | – | 46.2 | – | 51.9 | |
Belt buckle | F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 72.9 | 27.1 | – | – | – | – |
G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.9 | 2.2 | 92.9 | – | – | – | |