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