Zaffre
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zaffre, a pre-scientific substance (see List of alchemical substances), is a deep blue pigment obtained by roasting cobalt ore, and is made of either an impure form cobalt oxide[1] or impure cobalt arseniate. During the Victorian Era, zaffre was used to prepare smalt and stain glass blue.
The first recorded use of zaffre as a color name in English was sometime in the 1550s (exact year uncertain). [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ ClayArt
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 207; Color Sample of Zaffre: Page 109 Plate 43 Color Sample D11
 |
This color-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This inorganic compound-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
