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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An archaic common name for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=umber umber], a dark brown earth pigment contains [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silica silica], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=clay clay], and a mixture [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ferric%20hydroxide iron hydroxide] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=manganese%20dioxide manganese dioxide].  The name brown chalk was used prior to the 1800s when chemical compound names were standardized (Schur 1985).
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An archaic common name for [[umber]], a dark brown earth pigment contains [[silica]], [[clay]], and a mixture [[Ferric hydroxide|iron hydroxide]] and [[manganese dioxide]].  The name brown chalk was used prior to the 1800s when chemical compound names were standardized (Schur 1985).
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[[File:48.496-SC25960.jpg|thumb|Traces of brown chalk<br>MFA# 48.496]]
  
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
S. Schur, "Conservation Terminology: A Review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials", ''Technology and Conservation'', 1985.
 
 
 
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== Authority ==
 
  
 
* 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
 
* 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

Latest revision as of 11:25, 10 May 2022

Three Gray Wolves
MFA# 1983.205

Description

An archaic common name for Umber, a dark brown earth pigment contains Silica, Clay, and a mixture iron hydroxide and Manganese dioxide. The name brown chalk was used prior to the 1800s when chemical compound names were standardized (Schur 1985).

Traces of brown chalk
MFA# 48.496

Resources and Citations

  • 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