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A naturally occurring crystalline form of carbon dimorphous with diamond. It is opaque, soft, greasy to the touch, and iron black to steel gray; it occurs as crystals, flakes, scales, veins, bedded masses, or disseminations in metamorphic rocks. AGID84

This term has 10,109 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300011098

Broader Terms used

Term used for

black lead
lead, black
plumbago

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Auricula

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Battie, J.

The Scarlet Leonurus or Lyon's-tail

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Heckel, Augustin

Hyacinth, semi-double white and single blue, Auricula hybrid, with Orange-tip butterfly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Battie, J.

Old fashioned rose

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Battie, J.

Moss Rose (The Common Pink Moss Rose)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Amaranthus-Tricolor

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Heckel, Augustin

Potted Auricula

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Battie, J.

Ranunculus

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Heckel, Augustin

The Rose Leaved Larkspur, the Pickatees Carnation, Palangium, or Spider Wort, tied with a blue ribbon

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Heckel, Augustin

Figures at a fountain in a classical landscape

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Heckel, Augustin

An image of Pd.195-1948_001_201407_kly25_mas_0000.jpg

An elephant fight, in the foreground attendants with naphtha flares

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

An image of Drawing

Judith and Holofernes

Portrait of Edward Gibbon

Maker(s)

Brandoin, Michel Vincent

Tewkesbury

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Farington, Joseph

An image of Drawing

A young girl leaning on a table

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Geddes, Andrew

Study of hair for the 'Mirror of Venus'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Study of hair for the 'Mirror of Venus'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

An image of Drawing

Cope No. 3. Design to be embroidered, gold on silver ground, lined with red

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of Inscription

Titlepage

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Busiri, Giovanni Battista

An image of Drawing

Dalmatic No.2, stole and manciple. Design to be embroidered in gold on silver ground, lined with red

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of Drawing

St Peter's Rome; a view of the vestibule looking west

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Pannini, Francesco (Attributed to)

An image of Drawing

Chasuble No. 4 and two paten cloths: Design to be embroidered in gold on silver ground, lined with red

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of Drawing

Dalmatic No.1, stole and manciple. Design to be embroidered in gold on silver ground, lined with red

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of Drawing

Mitre No. 13 Design to be embroidered, gold and jewels on silver ground

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

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