Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 22. (Budapest, 2003)

Márta JÁRÓ: On the History of a 17th Century Noblemans' Dolman and Mantle, based on the Manufacturing Techniques of the Ornamental Metal Threads. Or de Milan, Or de Lyon and Silver of Clay Ornamentations on a ceremonial Costume from the Esterházy Treasury

Width of strip: ca. 0.3 mm Composition of outer surface: not measured Composition of inner surface: silver ca. 12 %, copper ca. 88 % Composition of cross-section: pure copper Core: silk, slightly Z-twisted, greenishwhite Manufacturing technique: strip flattened from a drawn, silver plated copper wire, wound around a silk core in S-twist. Sample d7. silver thread used for repair to dolman Description: silver-looking metal leaf attached to the surface of a white fibrous core. Diameter of thread: ca. 0.15-0.2 mm Identified elements on the metal surface: aluminium (base component), copper, zinc Core: cotton, 2-ply, S-twisted, white Manufacturing technique: aluminium leaf attached to the surface of a white cotton core.