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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A pink ceramic pigment. English pink, or chrome-tin pink, was developed about 1790 by a potter in Staffordshire. The color is produced when [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chromic%20oxide chromic oxide] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tin%20oxide tin oxide] fuse in the presence of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lime lime]. The color is dependent on particle size and is not always uniform. Pink can also be formed by the combination of chromium and zircon oxides. Potter's pink was occasionally used as a pale pink artists color.
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A pink ceramic pigment. English pink, or chrome-tin pink, was developed about 1790 by a potter in Staffordshire. The color is produced when [[chromic%20oxide|chromic oxide]] and [[tin%20oxide|tin oxide]] fuse in the presence of [[lime|lime]]. The color is dependent on particle size and is not always uniform. Pink can also be formed by the combination of chromium and zircon oxides. Potter's pink was occasionally used as a pale pink artists color.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

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Description

A pink ceramic pigment. English pink, or chrome-tin pink, was developed about 1790 by a potter in Staffordshire. The color is produced when Chromic oxide and Tin oxide fuse in the presence of Lime. The color is dependent on particle size and is not always uniform. Pink can also be formed by the combination of chromium and zircon oxides. Potter's pink was occasionally used as a pale pink artists color.

Synonyms and Related Terms

English pink; chrome-tin pink; mineral lake

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992

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