Iron acetates

Description

Dark red (Ferrous acetate) and light green (ferric acetate) colorants used in the 19th century on leather bindings (Roberts and Etherington, 1982).

Synonyms and Related Terms

ferrous acetate; ferric acetate

Resources and Citations

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982