Developing a scientific practice in preservation of 19th century Royal Malay songket shawl

• Main Authors: Janpourtaher, Mina, Barkeshli, Mandana, Othman, Rashidi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publishing Group 2019
• Subjects: NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament; NK1127.5 Preservation of art objects and antiques; NK9505 Textiles; Q Science (General); QC Physics; QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73514/1/AM%20J%20ENV%20PROTECT%202019.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73514/; http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=163&paperId=10039933

The fabric under study is one of the exquisite songket shawl dated around 19th century housed in National Museum of Malaysia. This study aims to identify the materials, techniques and analyze the texture, motifs and dyes through historical and artistic review as well as scientific analysis, identif...