Pearl color

From CAMEO
Revision as of 07:11, 24 July 2013 by (username removed)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Description

A greenish white paint pigment prepared from lead white mixed with small amounts of Prussian blue and spruce yellow (Bucher 1996). Pearl color was used in the 18th and 19th centuries for architectural paints.

Additional Information

W. Bucher, Dictionary of Building Preservation, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.

Retrieved from "https://cameo.mfa.org/index.php?title=Pearl_color&oldid=24515"