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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An unstandardized pigment name originally used for high quality [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead%20white lead white] imported from Paris. Later it was also used for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zinc%20white zinc white] pigments.
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An unstandardized pigment name originally used for high quality [[lead white]] imported from Paris. Later it was also used for [[zinc white]] pigments.
  
== 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 07:46, 26 August 2022

Description

An unstandardized pigment name originally used for high quality Lead white imported from Paris. Later it was also used for Zinc white pigments.

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