Potter's pink

Description

A pink ceramic pigment. English pink, or chrome-tin pink, was developed about 1790 by a potter in Staffordshire. The color is produced when Chromic oxide and Tin oxide fuse in the presence of Lime. The color is dependent on particle size and is not always uniform. Pink can also be formed by the combination of chromium and zircon oxides. Potter's pink was occasionally used as a pale pink artists color.

Synonyms and Related Terms

English pink; chrome-tin pink; mineral lake

Resources and Citations

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

• Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000