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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A black pigment commercially sold as pellets. Drop black was prepared from burnt animal bones mixed with water and glue then formed into lumps or drops. It was commonly used in the 18th and 19th century for house paints. See [ | + | A black pigment commercially sold as pellets. Drop black was prepared from burnt animal bones mixed with water and glue then formed into lumps or drops. It was commonly used in the 18th and 19th century for house paints. See [[bone black]] |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Frankfort black: German black; animal black; bone black; Pigment Black 9; CI 77267 | Frankfort black: German black; animal black; bone black; Pigment Black 9; CI 77267 | ||
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
Latest revision as of 12:07, 24 July 2022
Description
A black pigment commercially sold as pellets. Drop black was prepared from burnt animal bones mixed with water and glue then formed into lumps or drops. It was commonly used in the 18th and 19th century for house paints. See Bone black
Synonyms and Related Terms
Frankfort black: German black; animal black; bone black; Pigment Black 9; CI 77267
Resources and Citations
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996