Abraum

Description

A red clay used as a red colorant to darken fresh cut mahogany in England as early as the mid 18th century.

Authority

• Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, Compact Edition, 1971 Comment: origin date = 1753

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

• Website address 1 Comment: www.bibliomanina.com/reference/webster