Endrei Walter szerk.: Textilipari Múzeum Évkönyve 8. 1995 (Budapest, 1995)

dr. Márta Járó: Manufacturing technique of gold threads and their imitations on museum textiles - chronology of the preparation of metal threads. Results of the scientific investigations

Fig. 1 Metal threads of different morphology As for their materials, solid metal strips or wires were made of gold, silver or gilt silver, gilt copper, copper plated with silver or with silver and gold or of brass-plated copper. In case of strips cut of metal coated organic materials, the organic support was leather, parchment, animal gut (membrane) or paper. For the plating or coating, gold leaves or gold powder, silver leaves, or gold and silver (in double layer) was used. Based on these data, I tried to put together the chronology of the metal thread preparation. I have entered the most frequently occuring starting and finishing data on the graph. (Fig. 2) gilt or silvered copper membrane gold leathergold gilt silver gold ? - B.C.

1000 supposed period of use A.D.1000 Fig. 2 Chronology of preparation of metal threads on basis of comprehensive works published on textile history or on metal threads