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[[File:WN ox gall.jpg|thumb|Windsor Newton ox gall liquid solution]] | [[File:WN ox gall.jpg|thumb|Windsor Newton ox gall liquid solution]] | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| + | [[File:WNoxgallpastewatermatt.jpg|thumb|Ox gall paste and water matt]] | ||
| + | A semitransparent liquid obtained from the gall bladders of cattle. Oxgall, or ox bile, contains sodium choleate salts (taurochloate and glycochloate) with some [[cholesterol|cholesterol]], [[lecithin|lecithin]], and other natural products. Oxgall is dried and powdered, then mixed with [[water|water]] or [[ethyl%20alcohol|ethanol]] for use. It is an effective natural [[wetting%20agent|wetting agent]] that is used with [[watercolor%20paint|watercolor paints]] to facilitate flow. Oxgall has also been used in marbling, engraving, lithography, and textile dyeing. It has been used as a [[plasticizer|plasticizer]] in glue-paste mixtures (Ackroyd, 1996). | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
ox gall ; ox-gall (Br.); ox bile; sodium choleate; Bi-ketolan; Bilein; Bilicholan; Cholatol; Crescefel; desicol; Doxychol; Glycotauro; Panoxolin; Plebilin | ox gall ; ox-gall (Br.); ox bile; sodium choleate; Bi-ketolan; Bilein; Bilicholan; Cholatol; Crescefel; desicol; Doxychol; Glycotauro; Panoxolin; Plebilin | ||
| + | ==Risks== | ||
| + | * LobaChemie: [https://www.lobachemie.com/lab-chemical-msds/MSDS-OXGALL-POWDER-CASNO-8008-63-05080-EN.aspx SDS] | ||
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Soluble in water, ethanol. | Soluble in water, ethanol. | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | ||
Latest revision as of 08:36, 4 August 2022
Description
A semitransparent liquid obtained from the gall bladders of cattle. Oxgall, or ox bile, contains sodium choleate salts (taurochloate and glycochloate) with some Cholesterol, Lecithin, and other natural products. Oxgall is dried and powdered, then mixed with Water or ethanol for use. It is an effective natural Wetting agent that is used with watercolor paints to facilitate flow. Oxgall has also been used in marbling, engraving, lithography, and textile dyeing. It has been used as a Plasticizer in glue-paste mixtures (Ackroyd, 1996).
Synonyms and Related Terms
ox gall ; ox-gall (Br.); ox bile; sodium choleate; Bi-ketolan; Bilein; Bilicholan; Cholatol; Crescefel; desicol; Doxychol; Glycotauro; Panoxolin; Plebilin
Risks
- LobaChemie: SDS
Physical and Chemical Properties
Soluble in water, ethanol.
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Reed Kay, The Painter's Guide To Studio Methods and Materials, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- George Savage, Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook, Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000