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== Description ==

An earth pigment made from finely powdered [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=clay clay] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=slate slate] originally introduced by Henry Davey in England. The color is permanent, semitransparent and generally used to shade other colors. True Davey's gray is no longer available but sometimes mixtures of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ultramarine%20blue%2C%20synthetic synthetic ultramarine blue], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lamp%20black lamp black], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zinc%20white zinc white] are sold under this name.

== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Davy's gray; Davey's grey; Davy's grey

== Authority ==

* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)



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