Description Flemish White has a creamy, long consistency that makes it excellent in pure highlights composed primarily of lead sulfate. Thomas Salter in his Field’s Chromatography of 1869 identified Flemish white as lead sulfate (page 67). In Practical Treatise on Painting in Oil-Colours of 1795, “white precipitate of lead,” which was sulfate of lead, was sold under the name “Flemish white.” Prior to the nineteenth century, Flemish white was lead white made in Flanders. After that time it was a precipitated lead sulfate, which derives from basic lead sulfate. We recreated Flemish White of the nineteenth century, which was actually a mixture of pigments consisting of lead sulfate, lead white (basic lead carbonate)) and magnesia (magnesium carbonate). In place of magnesium carbonate we substituted talc (magnesium silicate) because it has much less water sensitivity than magnesia. Opacity: Opaque Tinting Strength: Medium Drying Rate: Medium Safety Information: DANGER! CONTAINS LEAD. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. Avoid ingestion and skin contact. Wear protective clothing and gloves to prevent contact with skin. Never use near children or pets. Conforms to ASTM D 4236. DANGERCONTAINS LEAD / CONTIENT DU PLOMBDO NOT APPLY TO SURFACES ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN OR PREGNANT WOMEN.NE PAS APPLIQUER SUR UNE SURFACE ACCESSIBLE AUX ENFANTS OU AUX FEMMES ENCEINTES.Must be used exclusively as material for the purposes of arts, crafts or hobbies, not for use by children. Utiliser uniquement aux fins suivantes comme matériaux pour les besoins d’art, d’artisanat ou passe-temps, pas pour une utilisation par les enfants. Always protect yourself against chronic hazards of this and other chemical products by keeping them out of your body. Do this by avoiding ingestion, excessive skin contact, and inhalation of spraying mists, sanding dusts and vapors from heating.
