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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An old name for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead%20white lead white] pigment used prior to the 19th century. Nottingham white specifically referred to basic lead carbonate that was prepared with strips of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead lead] placed inside the lid of an ale [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vinegar vinegar] container. This formed lead acetate which was slowly transformed into lead carbonate.
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An old name for [[lead%20white|lead white]] pigment used prior to the 19th century. Nottingham white specifically referred to basic lead carbonate that was prepared with strips of [[lead|lead]] placed inside the lid of an ale [[vinegar|vinegar]] container. This formed lead acetate which was slowly transformed into lead carbonate.
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
 
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

Latest revision as of 12:27, 19 October 2022

Description

An old name for Lead white pigment used prior to the 19th century. Nottingham white specifically referred to basic lead carbonate that was prepared with strips of Lead placed inside the lid of an ale Vinegar container. This formed lead acetate which was slowly transformed into lead carbonate.

Resources and Citations

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985