Ivory black is a black pigment made by heating waste ivory dust and chips. It is chiefly used as a coloring agent in oil paints. The term sometimes is erroneously applied to boneblack, a powder made from burnt bones.
Ivory black is a black pigment made by heating waste ivory dust and chips. It is chiefly used as a coloring agent in oil paints. The term sometimes is erroneously applied to boneblack, a powder made from burnt bones.