gold-dusted black ink
Turkey
18th Century
Source: Jan Schmidt - 978-90-04-22191-8, Brill.com, 2018.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
black ink, gold dust
Preparation Steps
The ink consists of a black base, likely carbon-based, which has been dusted with gold particles. This technique was used specifically for the 'tuġra' (imperial seal) of Sultan Abdulhamid I on a passport ferman dated 1783 (p. 11).
Original Recipe Text
The ink consists of a black base, likely carbon-based, which has been dusted with gold particles. This technique was used specifically for the 'tuġra' (imperial seal) of Sultan Abdulhamid I on a passport ferman dated 1783 (p. 11).
Evidence
"The text is headed by a tuġra in gold-dusted black ink of Sultan ʿAbulḥamīd I"
Remarks
This material is found on an original copy of a ferman issued to the Austrian internuntius Baron de Herbert Rathkeal to grant safe conduct to the ship 'de Stad Lier' (p. 11).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionTurkey
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorJan Schmidt - 978-90-04-22191-8, Brill.com, 2018.
CollectionA.4898(14)
Language
N/A
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