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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An inexpensive white paint that contains [ | + | An inexpensive white paint that contains [[lime|lime]] suspended in water. Whitewash may contain other additives such as: [[glue|glue]], [[whiting|whiting]], [[table%20salt|salt]], or [[sugar|sugar]]. The nonpermanent, water-soluble paint was used on walls, fences and ceilings. A similar lime based paint, called limewash, was usually composed of lime mixed with [[tallow|tallow]] or [[linseed%20oil|linseed oil]] as a water resistant exterior coating. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 9 May 2016
Description
An inexpensive white paint that contains Lime suspended in water. Whitewash may contain other additives such as: Glue, Whiting, salt, or Sugar. The nonpermanent, water-soluble paint was used on walls, fences and ceilings. A similar lime based paint, called limewash, was usually composed of lime mixed with Tallow or Linseed oil as a water resistant exterior coating.
Synonyms and Related Terms
água de cal (Port.); white lime; limewash; white washing
Additional Information
Bob Bennett "Awash with Colour: The Use of Limewash as a Decorative and Protective Coating" Building Conservation Directory, 1997: Link
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.570
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Website address 1 Comment: Lime article - http://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/limebasic/limebasic.htm
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000