indigo
Netherlands
18th Century
Source: Hagendijk, Thijs. "Unpacking Recipes and Communicating Experience: The Ervarenissen of Simon Eikelenberg (1663-1738) and the Art of Painting." Early Science and Medicine 24, no. 3 (2019): 248-282.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
indigo
Evidence
"He analyzed the problematic discoloration of indigo in terms of potential and harmful volatile parts which, he theorized, could possibly be separated from the dyestuff as a preventative measure."
Remarks
Eikelenberg scrutinized Dodonaeus's herbal 'Cruydt-Boeck' for information on dye-plants like indigo (p. 260). He noted merchant claims that the 'best indigo comes from Guatemala and not Jamaica' (p. 260). His records include notes on 'native preparations' of indigo in the Indies based on travel accounts (p. 260).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
textual analysis
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBlue
RegionNetherlands
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorHagendijk, Thijs. "Unpacking Recipes and Communicating Experience: The Ervarenissen of Simon Eikelenberg
CollectionGuatemala, Jamaica, Indies
Language
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