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potassium sodium tartrate; sodium potassium tartrate; alkaline Rochelle salt
 
potassium sodium tartrate; sodium potassium tartrate; alkaline Rochelle salt
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* R. Mayer, ''The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques'', Viking Press, New York, 1981
 
* R. Mayer, ''The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques'', Viking Press, New York, 1981

Latest revision as of 18:10, 4 August 2022

Description

Common name for Potassium sodium tartrate. Rochelle salt was used as a reducing agent for making silver mirrors.

Synonyms and Related Terms

potassium sodium tartrate; sodium potassium tartrate; alkaline Rochelle salt

Resources and Citations

  • R. Mayer, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Viking Press, New York, 1981
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 68
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • 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
  • Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998