Recette: Imperial Yellow Ink

In the 19th century, "Imperial Yellow" was originally made with buckthorn berries. There was also a synthetic dye of the same name.

Imperial yellow ink is transparent and has an intense yellow with a slight green tint. This ink darkens a bit when exposed to light. It has a slightly acidic smell and dries up a little shiny. After about two weeks, a sediment may form.

Traitement

Pas 1: The buckthorn berries need to be ground finely in a mortar. Stir the powder into the water and boil for one hour.
Pas 2: Then add alum and boil again for one hour. Dissolve gum arabic in the filtered, still hot solution.

Ingredients

28 g Baies de neprun vertes (#373901)
150 g Eau déminéralisée (#65000)
3,6 g Gomme arabique, en poudre (#63330)
2,8 g Alun de potassium (#64100)

Information additionnelle

Remarque

The rim of the jar should always be wiped clean before closing, otherwise the ink can dry, crack and small chunks may fall into the ink when re-opening the jar.

The production requires the following tools: a scale, mortar and pestle, an enameled pot, glass rods or wooden sticks for stirring, glasses, funnels and filters.


Water
Only demineralized water (#65000) is used in the recipes.
Color result
Since many ingredients used in ink recipes are of natural origin, the color result may vary. Deviations from the original recipe may also change the result.
Filtration
The inks are filtered with paper filters.
Cooking
Keep the cooking pot closed with a matching lid.
Shelf life
Moldy ink should not be skimmed off. Please dispose if the ink.
Cleaning
Pots are best cleaned with hot water and a small amount of citric acid (#64150).

Nous déclinons toute responsabilité pour le résultat de l´application des processus décrits ici. Dans tous les cas, nous recommandons de réaliser des tests avant l´application définitive.

Liste de produits

Auteur: Kremer Pigmente, Recipe by: Lehner 1890, pp. 183-184.