Peacock ink
Persia
16th Century
Source: Zekrgoo, S. (2014). Traditional Black Persian Inks. Restaurator, Vol. 35, Issue 2, pp. 153-158.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
vitriol, complex recipe
Preparation Steps
Compared to all the inks mentioned, the peacock ink has the most amounts of ingredients (p. 153). It contains iron components (vitriol). It is very stable when in contact with water and showed only the slightest amount of haloing after one hour of immersion (p. 153).
Original Recipe Text
Compared to all the inks mentioned, the peacock ink has the most amounts of ingredients (p. 153). It contains iron components (vitriol). It is very stable when in contact with water and showed only the slightest amount of haloing after one hour of immersion (p. 153).
Evidence
"Under visible light, the fluid peacock ink looks black with a dark blue/violet undertone. It leaves very little feathering but under FCIR, it appears dark brown."
Remarks
After iron gall ink, peacock ink is the hardest ink to remove through mechanical means (p. 153). Its penetration rate into paper is 11%, which is less than iron gall ink. SEM-EDX revealed the iron content penetrated 32.2% into the substrate (p. 153).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionFe
Analytical Techniques
Cross-section-analysis
FCIR
SEM-EDX
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorPurple
RegionPersia
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorZekrgoo, S.
Collectionreconstructed based on medieval treatises
Language
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