[ Experiments on some Precipitates of Metals & Semi Metals by M. de Beunie ] Dr. William James Almon
Date: Published in 1789.
Source:
Manuscript Notebook of Dr. William James Almon
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives
| Source Origin: Almon Family Fonds
| Reference: MG 1 / Microfilm Reel 10,045
A table of metals to make colors that might prove useful in manufacturing and art, p. 274. A longer version of the same title was appeared in The Monthly Review; or, Literary Journal, Vol. 81 (1789), pp. 666-65. Original source unknown.
Experiments on
some Precipitates of
Metals & semi Metals
By M. de Beunie
This Academician’s design was to inquire whether by the
solution and subsequent precipitation of metals, he could
not discover such colors as might be highly useful in arts
and manufactures -- those which appear to afford the
most durable colours are exhibited in the following table.
Solvent Precipitant Colour
Iron
Vitriolic acid
Caustic alkali
Infusion of Galls
Bright Yellow
Black
Marine acid
Liver of Sulphur
Caustic Alkali
Fixed Alcali
Infusion of Galls
Reddish Brown
Reddish Yellow
Chesnut
Black
Vinegar
Infusion of Galls
Black
Copper
Vitriolic Acid
Liver of Sulphur
Infusion of Galls
Black
Chesnut
Nitrous Acid
Prussian Alcali
Liver of Sulphur
Arsenical liver of Sulphur
Caustic Alkali
Infusion of Galls
Green
Dark Brown
Dark Olive
Green
Green
Marine Acid
Caustic Alkali
Infusion of Galls
Green
Green
Vinegar
Arsenical Liver of Sulphur
Infusion of Galls
Brown
Dark Yellow
Tin
Vitriolic Acid
Prussian Alcali
Infusion of Galls
Blue
Grey
Smoking Spt of Salt
Liver of Sulphur
Arsenical liver of Sulph.
Fixed alcali
Infusion of Galls
Yellow
Yellow
White
Yellow
Lead
Aqua Regia
Arsenical liver of Sulph.
Straw or Yell
Diluted Nitrous Acid
Arsenical Liver of Sulph.
Orange
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