A fluid medium used for drawings or tracings. An opaque, usually black, pigment is mixed with a vehicle such as water to produce a fluid which can be applied with a pen or stylus. Through the end of the 19th century, ink was supplied dried in stick or block form which was ground and mixed with water as needed. At the beginning of this century prepared ink became popular. MCFAD
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300015012
<ink by composition or origin>
<ink by function>
<ink by property>
13yrs ago
Draughtsman: Heckel, Augustin
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