At first, I made the colour palette only with 19th century research pages or modern pages. However, I did not think that could tell the story.
I decided to choose the first page in my portfolio which could represent my story. However, both tutor and classmates thought that the red and emerald were quite contrast and broke the harmony of the palette.
Finally, I changed the colour with lower saturation and based on the colour palette I went to the fabric stores to look for the textiles.