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. 2020 May 18;31:105735. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105735

Dataset supporting the identification of natural dyes in yellow, orange, brown and green fibres from Krakow liturgical vestments

Katarzyna Lech 1,
PMCID: PMC7265043  PMID: 32509937

Abstract

This data article provides an extensive and complete description of the colorants and dyes identified in fibre samples taken from the historical textiles that were described in the article "Universal analytical method for characterization of yellow and related natural dyes in liturgical vestments from Krakow” by K. Lech [1]. Natural organic dyes, for centuries used to dye fibres, contain usually from a few to several dyeing compounds. The correct identification of the dye requires at first the identification of their colouring components using sensitive and selective analytical techniques. One of this technique is high-performance liquid chromatography combined with spectrophotometric detection and detection using tandem mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization (HPLC-UV-Vis-ESI MS/MS). The HPLC-UV-Vis-ESI MS/MS protocol was used to identify natural dyes present in 89 yellow, orange, brown and green fibres taken from 15th- to 17th-century silk textiles used in vestments belonging to the collections of seventeen churches in Krakow, Poland.

Keywords: Natural dyes, Colourants, Textiles, High-performance liquid chromatography, Tandem mass spectrometry


Specifications table

Subject Analytical Chemistry
Specific subject area Identification of yellow, orange and brown dyes natural in historical textiles
Type of data Raw LC-MS data
Table
How data were acquired High-performance liquid chromatograph (1220 Infinity II LC System, Agilent Technologies) coupled with two spectrophotometric detectors (1220 Compact VWD and 1200 VWD, Agilent Technologies) and tandem mass spectrometric detector (6460 Triple Quad LC/MS with JetStream Technology, Agilent Technologies)
Data format Raw and analysed
Parameters for data collection Yellow, orange, brown and green fibres from 15th- to 17th-century silk textiles used in the vestments belonging to the collections of seventeen churches in Krakow
Description of data collection Fibre extracts were analysed on the presence of natural colourants by HPLC-UV-Vis-ESI MS/MS using positive and negative dynamic multiple reaction monitoring (dMRM) modes. Brown and green fibres were extracted twice with DMSO and with acidic-methanol solution, whereas yellow and orange fibres were extracted only using the second procedure.
Data source location Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Data accessibility With the article
Repository name: Mendeley Data
Data identification number: 10.17632/w24kygn7p8.1
Direct URL to data: https://doi.org/10.17632/w24kygn7p8.1
Related research article Lech K., Universal analytical method for characterization of yellow and related natural dyes in liturgical vestments from Krakow, Journal of Cultural Heritage (In Press) [1]

Value of the data

  • These data support identification of natural dyes in historical vestments by identification of the colourants using HPLC-UV-Vis-ESI MS/MS

  • The dataset informs on natural dyes used in historical textiles from the 15th to the 17th centuries

  • These data can be valuable for conservators and art historians

  • The dataset increases knowledge on the historical vestments from Krakow churches

1. Data Description

Twofold extracts of 89 yellow, orange, brown and green fibres taken from historical textiles have been examined by HPLC-UV-Vis-ESI MS/MS using previously developed method [1] in dynamic multiple reaction monitoring (dMRM) mode. The silk textiles are dated from the 15th to the 17th centuries and they have been used in vestments belonging to the collections of seventeen Krakow churches. The DMSO extracts have been analysed using positive ion mode, whereas methanol-water-formic acid extracts have been examined with both positive and negative ion modes. Identification of the colorants have been based on the compatibility of their retention times and MRM transitions with standards and natural dye markers. Acquired results have led to identification of natural dyes in the examined fibres, even though some of them were re-dyed with synthetic dyes. All samples, their details and attributions, as well as identified colorants and dyes are listed in Table 1. Original dataset is available in the repository [2].

Table 1.

Colourants and dyes identified in the textile fibres from liturgical vestments (dated fron the 15th to the 17th centuries)

Storage location Textile number* Object* Origin and dating* Fibre colour Identified compounds Original dye Remarks
Corpus Christi Basilica No. 1 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 15th cent. 1 green luteolin C-hex, carminic acid, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Adalbert No. 2 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 15th cent. 1 green luteolin 7-O-hex, luteolinO-glcr(1), luteolinO-glcr(2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, isatin, indigotin sawwort + indigo/woad
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 3 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 15th cent. 1 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, acacetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 3 stole, main textile Europe, the 15th cent. 1 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, acacetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Michael the Archangel and St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr (Monastery Church of the Pauline Fathers) No. 4 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 15th cent. 1 blueish green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 6 maniple, main textile Europe, the 15th cent. 1 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad traces of synthetic dye
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 11 stole, main textile Europe, the 15th cent. 1 brown fustin, ellagic acid, sulfuretin, isatin, indigotin young fustic + traces of indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 11 dalmatic, front orphrey Europe, the 15th cent. 1 brown fustin, ellagic acid, sulfuretin young fustic
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 29 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 15th-16th cent. 1 green luteolin C-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, isatin, indigotin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Monastery Church of the Camaldolese Monks) No. 31 chasuble, textile from sides N/A, the 16th cent. 1 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 52 cope, textile of cope proper Europe, the 16th cent. 1 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 58 stole, main textile Europe, the 16th cent. 1 yellow digalloylglucose, braz1, braz2, braz3, braz4, luteolin di-O-hex, braz5, luteolin 7-O-glc, ellagic acid, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin brazilwood + weld + ellagitannins
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 69 maniple, textile from the endings Europe, the 16th cent. or c. 16001 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad traces of synthetic dyes
Corpus Christi Basilica No. 70 chasuble, main textile Europe, c. 1600 1 green luteolin C-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Stephen No. 72 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 16th cent. 1 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, isatin, indigotin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Stephen No. 84 chasuble, textile from orphrey Europe, the 16th cent. 1 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, isatin, indigotin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Barbara No. 91 burse, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-glcr(1), luteolinO-glcr(2), luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin sawwort + indigo/woad + traces of dyer's broom
Corpus Christi Basilica No. 96 chalice velum, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green carminic acid, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, biochanin A, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 101 parura, lining Europe, the 17th cent. green luteolin C-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-hex (2), luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Barbara No. 105 chalice velum, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, isatin, indigotin weld + indigo/woad
Corpus Christi Basilica No. 112 chasuble, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Stephen No. 116 chasuble, textile from sides Near East, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin di-O-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, genistein, apigenin, isatin, indigotin weld + dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Mark No. 118 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Andrew (Monastery Church of the Poor Clares) No. 120 stole, main textile Near East, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 127 stole, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 128 maniple, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, orchil1, orchil2, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad + traces of orchil
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 130 chasuble, around-neck-opening textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genisteinO-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, biochanin A, indigotin, isatin dyer's broom + indigo/woad traces of synthetic dyes
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 133 maniple, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad traces of synthetic dyes
Corpus Christi Basilica No. 134 chasuble, textile from sides on back N/A, the 17th cent. 2 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, biochanin A, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 140 pall, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 brown gallic acid, digalloylglucose, ellagic acid, isatin, indigotin ellagitannins (of unknown origin) + traces of indigo/woad
Church of St Barbara No. 143 chasuble, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, isatin, orchil1, orchil2, indigotin dyer's broom + indigo/woad + traces of orchil
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 145 maniple, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin C-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genisteinO-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, isatin, orchil1, orchil2, orchil3, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad + traces of orchil
Corpus Christi Basilica No. 160 chasuble, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin di-C-hex, luteolin 7-C-glc, apigenin 7-C-glc, luteolin C-hex (2), C-methylluteolin C-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld or dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 161 chalice velum, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin C-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Peter and St Paul No. 164 cope, textile from hood Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green carminic acid, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, genistein, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad + traces of cochineal (of unknown origin) traces of synthetic dyes
Church of the Conversion of St Paul (Monastery Church of the Lazarists) No. 166 cope, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green chlorogenic acid, luteolin C-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-glcr (1), luteolin O-glcr (2), apigenin7-O-glc, O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, apigenin, diosmetin, biochanin A, isatin, indigotin dyer's broom + indigo/woad presence of synthetic dye, original fibre colour – green
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 172 stole, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green chlorogenic acid, luteolin C-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-glcr (1), luteolinO-glcr(2), luteolin, apigenin, isatin, indigotin sawwort + indigo/woad
Church of St Anne No. 175 chasuble, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Corpus Christi Basilica No. 181 chalice velum, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 blue carminic acid, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, ellagic acid, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin dyer's broom presence of synthetic dye, original fibre colour – yellow
Church of St Joseph (Monastery Church of the Bernardine Nuns) No. 188 damask, textile fragment Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin C-hex, carminic acid, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-glcr (1), luteolin O-glcr (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Michael the Archangel and St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr (Monastery Church of the Pauline Fathers) No. 190 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green chlorogenic acid, luteolin C-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-glcr (1), luteolinO-glcr(2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + sawwort + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 191 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 195 chalice velum, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 196 stole, textile from the endings Europe, the 17th cent. 2 red braz1, braz2, braz3, braz4, braz5, braz6, bixin brazilwood + annatto presence of synthetic dye, original fibre colour – yellow or orange
Church of St Andrew (Monastery Church of the Poor Clares) No. 198 chalice velum, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, isatin, orchil1, orchil2, orchil3, indigotin dyer's broom + indigo/woad + traces of orchil
Church of St Barbara No. 200 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, isatin, indigotin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 201 chasuble, textile from orphrey and around-neck-opening textile Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin C-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genisteinO-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, isatin, orchil1, orchil2, indigotin dyer's broom + indigo/woad + traces of orchil
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 206 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 17th cent. 2 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, orchil1, orchil2, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad + traces of orchil
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 208 chasuble, textile on back sides and insert in front orphrey Europe, the 17th cent. 2 yellow braz1, braz2, braz3, braz4, braz5, braz6, sulfuretin brazilwood + young fustic
Church of St Barbara No. 208 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 17th cent. 2 orange braz1, braz2, braz3, braz4, carminic acid, genistin, braz5, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein, biochanin A brazilwood + dyer's broom
Church of St Peter and St Paul No. 223 stole, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 red carminic acid, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, isatin, indigotin dyer's broom + indigo/woad presence of synthetic dye, original fibre colour – green
Church of St Peter and St Paul No. 224 chasuble, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 yellow luteolin C-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, genistein, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Anne No. 227 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 17th cent. 3 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (2), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin, genistein, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 231 chasuble, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 yellow genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genisteinO-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, sulfuretin, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether dyer's broom + young fustic
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 231 maniple, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 yellow genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, sulfuretin, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, bixin dyer's broom + annatto + young fustic
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 232 chalice velum, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 yellow genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, sulfuretin, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether dyer's broom + traces of young fustic
Church of St Andrew (Monastery Church of the Poor Clares) No. 245 chasuble, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, isatin, indigotin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Mark No. 249 chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 17th cent. 3 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 250 stole, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 yellow luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin weld
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 260 stole, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 yellow braz3, fustin, braz5, luteolin 7-O-glc, fisatin, sulfuretin, madder1 young fustic traces of synthetic dye
Church of St Peter and St Paul No. 269 stole, silk main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 green luteolin C-hex, carminic acid, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, genistein, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Anne No. 271 maniple, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 orange braz1, braz2, braz3, braz4, braz5, braz6, bixin brazilwood + annatto
Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Monastery Church of the Carmelites) No. 287 chasuble, textile from orphrey N/A, c. 1700 3 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, apigenin, isatin, indigotin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of the Assumption of the Holy Mother and St Venceslaus (Monastery Church of the Cistercians) No. 288 chasuble, orphrey and around-neck-opening textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, isatin, indigotin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 292 chasuble, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of the Conversion of St Paul (Monastery Church of the Lazarists) No. 293 stole, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. 3 green luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-glcr(1), luteolin O-glcr (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, isatin, indigotin sawwort + indigo/woad
Church of St Michael the Archangel and St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr (Monastery Church of the Pauline Fathers) No. 298 chasuble, textile from sides Near East, the 15th cent. 4 green chlorogenic acid, carminic acid, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-glcr (1), luteolinO-glcr(2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, acacetin, isatin, orchil1, orchil2, indigotin, indirubin sawwort + indigo/woad + traces of orchil
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 299 stole, main textile Near East, the 16th cent. 4 green rutin, hyperoside, luteolin 7-O-glc, kaempferolO-hex-dhex, kaempferol 3-O-glc, unknown (577), luteolin, datiscetin, unknown (621), unknown (591), biochanin A, unknown (299), madder2, madder3, isatin, indigotin, indirubin unknown yellow flavonoid dye II + bastard hemp (unknown yellow flavonoid dye III) + indigo/woad + traces of madder (of unknown origin)
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 299 chasuble, textile from sides Near East, the 16th cent. 4 green rutin, hyperoside, luteolin 7-O-glc, kaempferolO-hex-dhex, kaempferol 3-O-glc, unknown (577), luteolin, datiscetin, unknown (621), unknown (591), biochanin A,unknown (299), madder2, madder3, isatin, indigotin, indirubin unknown yellow flavonoid dye II + bastard hemp (unknown yellow flavonoid dye III) + indigo/woad + traces of madder (of unknown origin)
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) No. 317 chasuble, orphrey and around-neck-opening textile Near East, the 17th cent. 4 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, acacetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Monastery Church of the Camaldolese Monks) No. 320 stole, main textile Near East, the 17th cent. 4 green luteolin C-hex, rutin, hyperoside,luteolin 7-O-glc, kaempferolO-hex-dhex, kaempferol 3-O-glc, ellagic acid, unknown(577), luteolin, datiscetin, unknown(621), unknown (591), biochanin A, unknown (299), isatin, indigotin, indirubin unknown yellow flavonoid dye II + bastard hemp (unknown yellow flavonoid dye III) + indigo/woad
Church of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (Monastery Church of the Capuchins) No. 321 chasuble, textile from front sides Near East, the 17th cent. 4 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Anne No. 322 burse, main textile Near East, the 17th cent. 4 green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 326 chalice velum, main textile Near East, the 17th cent. 4 green luteolin/kaempferol O-hex-dhex-dhex, quercitrin, rhamnocitrin O-(hex-dhex-dhex), luteolin, kaempferol, biochanin A, rhamnocitrin, emodin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin Persian berries + indigo/woad
Church of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (Monastery Church of the Capuchins) No. 327 chalice velum, main textile Near East, the 17th cent. 4 greenish blue rutin, luteolin/kaempferol O-hex-dhex-dhex, kaempferol O-hex-dhex, apigenin 7-O-glc, rhamnocitrin O-(hex-dhex-dhex), luteolin, biochanin A, biochanin A, rhamnocitrin, emodin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin Persian berries + indigo/woad
Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Monastery Church of the Carmelites) No. 328 chasuble, main textile Near East, the 17th cent. 4 green rutin, hyperoside, luteolin/kaempferolO-hex-dhex-dhex, kaempferolO-hex-dhex, quercitrin, apigenin 7-O-glc, rhamnocitrinO-(hex-dhex-dhex), luteolin, biochanin A, rhamnocitrin, emodin, isatin, indigotin Persian berries + indigo/woad traces of synthetic dyes
Church of St Barbara No. 329 chasuble, main textile Near East, the 17th cent. 4 green chlorogenic acid, rutin, hyperoside, luteolin 7-O-glc, kaempferol 3-O-glc, isorhamnetin 3-O-glc, isatin, indigotin, indirubin larkspur (unknown yellow flavonoid dye I) + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 330 parura, main textile Near East, the 17th cent. 4 green chlorogenic acid, rutin, hyperoside, luteolin 7-O-glc, kaempferol 3-O-glc, isorhamnetin 3-O-glc, isatin, indigotin larkspur (unknown yellow flavonoid dye I) + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) No. 332 chalice velum, main textile Near East, the 17th cent. 4 green chlorogenic acid, rutin, hyperoside, luteolin 7-O-glc, kaempferol 3-O-glc, isorhamnetin 3-O-glc, isatin, indigotin larkspur (unknown yellow flavonoid dye I) + indigo/woad
Basilica of Holy Trinity (Monastery Church of the Dominicans) N/A (D-31#) maniple, main textile Europe, the 17th cent. green luteolinC-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-glcr(1), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, isatin, indigotin unknown yellow flavonoid dye II + indigo/woad
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) N/A (F-11/3#) chasuble, around-neck-opening textile N/A yellow braz1, braz2, braz3, braz4, braz5, braz6, isatin, indigotin, bixin brazilwood + annatto
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) N/A (F-14/2#) chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 17th cent. green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) N/A (F-15/1#) chasuble, textile from sides Europe, the 17th cent. green genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, genistein O-hex, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Church of St Francis of Assisi (Monastery Church of the Franciscans) N/A (F-20/3#) stole, main textile Europe, the 16th-17th cent. green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad
Corpus Christi Basilica N/A (KBC-11/2#) stole, lining Europe, the 17th cent. yellowish green luteolin C-hex, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (1), apigenin 7-O-glc, O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + indigo/woad
Corpus Christi Basilica N/A (KBC-18#) stole, main textile N/A green chlorogenic acid, luteolin C-hex, rutin, genistin, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-glcr (1), luteolinO-glcr(2), luteolin O-hex (1), luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, genistein, luteolin methyl ether, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, indigotin, indirubin dyer's broom + sawwort + indigo/woad
Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Monastery Church of the Carmelites) N/A (KnP-8#) chasuble, main textile N/A green luteolin di-O-hex, luteolin 7-O-glc, apigenin 7-O-glc, luteolin O-hex (2), O-methylluteolin O-glcr, luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, isatin, orchil1, orchil2, orchil3, orchil4, indigotin, indirubin weld + indigo/woad + traces of orchil
Church of the Conversion of St Paul (Monastery Church of the Lazarists) N/A (M-7#) chalice velum, main textile Near East, the 17th cent. violet carminic acid, luteolin di-O-hex, braz5, luteolin 7-O-glc, luteolinO-glcr (1), luteolinO-glcr(2), sulfuretin, luteolin, apigenin brazilwood + weld + young fustic + traces of cochineal (of unknown origin) presence of synthetic dye, original fibre colour – yellow or orange

bold and underlined – main compounds; bold– secondary compounds; non-highlighted – minor compounds; glc – glucoside, hex – hexoside, glcr – glucuronide, braz1 − brazilwood compound 1, braz2 − brazilwood compound 2, braz3 − brazilwood compound 3, braz4 − brazilwood compound 4, braz5 − brazilwood compound 5, braz6 − brazilwood compound 6, madder1 – madder compound 1, madder2 – madder compound 2, madder3 – madder compound 3, orchil1 – orchil compound 1, orchil2 – orchil compound 2, orchil3 – orchil compound 3, orchil4 – orchil compound 4;

detailed data presented in “KATALOG TKANIN z zasobów kościelnych Krakowa z czasów od XV do końca XVII” (in Polish), Natalia Krupa (ed.), Kraków (in printing); textile origin and dating have been established by: 1 N. Krupa,

2

A. Warzecha

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K. Moskal

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B. Biedrońska-Słota

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initial inventory number of the object

2. Experimental Design, Materials, and Methods

The 89 silk fibres (yellow, orange, brown and green) were taken from 15th- to 17th-century silk textiles used in vestments belonging to the collections of seventeen Krakow churches (all samples are listed in Table 1).

Brown and green fibres were extracted twice, using two extraction methods consecutively, the first one with dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), and the second one with acidic-methanol extractant. Yellow and orange fibres were extracted only with the second procedure. Extraction procedure have been described in detail by Lech [1].

Separation of the colorants was carried out using a 1220 Infinity II LC Systems (Agilent Technologies, USA), whereas their identification was achieved with two spectrophotometric detectors, a 1220 Compact Variable Wavelength Detector (Agilent Technologies, Germany) and a 1200 Variable Wavelength Detector (Agilent Technologies, Germany), as well as with a 6460 Triple Quad tandem mass spectrometric detector with electrospray ionization Jet Stream ion source (Agilent Technologies, USA). Analytes were separated by a Zorbax SB-Phenyl rapid resolution column (4.6 × 150 mm, 3.5 μm, 80 Å, Agilent Technologies) protected by a Zorbax SB-Phenyl precolumn (4.6 × 12.5 mm, 5.0 µm, Agilent Technologies). Spectrophotometric detection was performed at various wavelengths depending on the analyzed dye (280, 400, 450, 480, 500, 550, 580 or 600 nm). Mass spectrometric data were acquired in dynamic multiple reaction monitoring (dMRM) modes of negative and positive ions. Parameters of the method were described by Lech [1]. The analyses were controlled and processed by a MassHunter Workstation software (Agilent Technologies, USA).

Declaration of Competing Interest

The author declares that she has no known competing financial interests or personal relationships which have, or could be perceived to have, influenced the work reported in this article.

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

The author would like to thank Perlan Technologies Polska (Warsaw, Poland) and Tomasz Gromulski for the opportunity to conduct research using 1220 Infinity II LC Systems (Agilent Technologies), and to Dr. Natalia Krupa (Pontifical University of John Paul II, Krakow, Poland) for kindly donating samples. This work was supported by the statutory fund of the Faculty of ChemistryWarsaw University of Technology, Poland, and by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland [project number NPRH3/H11/82/2014].

References

  • 1.K. Lech, Universal analytical method for characterization of yellow and related natural dyes in liturgical vestments from Krakow, J. Cult. Herit. (in press)
  • 2.K. Lech, Natural dyes in yellow, orange, brown and green fibres, Mendeley Data, v1, 2020. 10.17632/w24kygn7p8.1. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed]

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