Pigments through the Ages

              
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Smalt
 
 
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use
 
  3. Making the
pigment
 
  4. Technical
details
 
  
  Brief description of Smalt:   
       Smalt is ground glass of blue colour and was the earliest of the cobalt pigments. Its origin is not clear. 

  Names for Smalt:   
        
Pronounciation:
smalt
Word origin:
The name "Smalt" comes from Germanic origin.
Non-English names:
 German  
 
 French  
 
 Italian 
 Smalte 
 smalt 
 smaltino 
Chemical name:
potassium glass containing cobalt

A painted swatch of Smalt:

  

  Source of Smalt:   
        


Other blues        
(intro) - Azurite - Cerulean Blue - cobalt blue - Egyptian blue - Indigo      
Prussian blue - smalt - Ultramarine        

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