Pink

Description

1) A pastel color prepared from mixing red and white.

2) A transparent yellow lake pigment derived from quercitron. See Dutch pink.

3) A pastel reddish white color ceramic pigment. See English pink.

Synonyms and Related Terms

rose (Fr.); rosa (Port.)

Authority

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982