Pearl white

Description

An unstandardized pigment name that was used for bismuth nitrate, for bismuth oxychloride, and for a calcium carbonate powder obtained from pulverizing and calcining mother-of-pearl.

Synonyms and Related Terms

blanc perlé (Fr.); branco de pérola (Port.); pearl powder; Spanish white

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 102

• 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

• 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

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

• The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980