The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge and understanding of surface color used in selected pre-Columbian Peruvian textiles in the John and Mary Carter Collection in the College of Home Economics at the Florida State University. Two collections of color standards, the Mearz and Paul system and the Munsell system, were used to identify colors in the sample of 139 Carter Collection Textile specimens. Using both color systems allowed this study to bridge the gap between past and present color research in pre-Columbian Peruvian textiles. An attempt was made to refine and bring historic textile color research methods closer to standards used in science, art, and industry. / Conservation guidelines for handling, observing, and illuminating historic artifacts were followed to protect the specimens. Color matching occurred within a gray booth designed to protect the observation environment from outside color and light influence. Color matching followed the National Bureau of Standards recommendations for a 45 degree viewing angle and an angle of illumination perpendicular to the specimen using a filtered tungsten light source to duplicate artificial daylight. / Specimen examination yielded a total of 1134 identified colors with an average of 8.16 colors per specimen. All hue groups for both color systems were presented with over 80 percent of the colors found in the red, yellow-red or orange, and yellow hue range. The entire sample yielded 550 different Maerz and Paul colors and 508 Munsell colors. / Subjective judgments were made on the amount and location of each specimen color. Seventy-eight percent of the colors were found in the motif and usually in minor or moderate amounts. Most colors had medium or dark values and dull intensities. The predominance of colors in a small hue range may reflect the availability of ancient natural fiber colors and dye sources, the artisan's personal preferences, religious requirements, or sumptuary laws. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, Section: A, page: 2537. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74523 |
| Contributors | VOSO LAB, SUSAN LEE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 220 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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