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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An unstandardized name that has been used for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vine%20black vine black] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=charcoal%20black charcoal black]. Vegetable blacks, in general, were made by collecting the [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=soot soot] from burned vegetable oils or or the charred residue from plant materials (nut shells,, fruit pits, wood, vines, etc.). They have a larger particle size than carbon black and thus poorer tinting strength.  
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An unstandardized name that has been used for [[vine%20black|vine black]] and [[charcoal%20black|charcoal black]]. Vegetable blacks, in general, were made by collecting the [[soot|soot]] from burned vegetable oils or or the charred residue from plant materials (nut shells,, fruit pits, wood, vines, etc.). They have a larger particle size than carbon black and thus poorer tinting strength.  
  
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lampblack lampblack].
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See also [[lampblack|lampblack]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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vine black; negro vegetal (Port.)
 
vine black; negro vegetal (Port.)
  
== Authority ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 609
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 609

Latest revision as of 12:42, 15 August 2020

Description

An unstandardized name that has been used for Vine black and Charcoal black. Vegetable blacks, in general, were made by collecting the Soot from burned vegetable oils or or the charred residue from plant materials (nut shells,, fruit pits, wood, vines, etc.). They have a larger particle size than carbon black and thus poorer tinting strength.

See also Lampblack.

Synonyms and Related Terms

vine black; negro vegetal (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 609
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993