{"product_id":"quercitron-lake-pigment-425137924","title":"Quercitron Lake Pigment","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuercitron Lake is a handmade natural lake pigment prepared from quercitron the inner bark of the black oak (Quercus velutina). It produces a clear, warm yellow that can range from bright golden to soft amber, with a gentle orange-leaning undertone in stronger applications. In light washes it reads as a luminous, tea\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003esaffron yellow; in deeper layers it builds to a rich, honeyed gold with a subtle glow. Compared to earth yellows, Quercitron Lake is lighter, cleaner, and more translucent; compared to synthetic yellows, it feels softer, more historical, and distinctly botanical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn use, Quercitron Lake gives a gentle, expressive yellow ideal for florals, illuminated manuscript effects, textiles, parchment and paper tones, portraits, and atmospheric landscape passages. It has low to moderate tinting strength and a transparent to semi-transparent character, building smoothly from pale, veil-like stains to more saturated golden glazes without becoming chalky. It mixes beautifully with reds and pinks for peaches, skin tones, and warm corals, with blues and blue-greens for soft, natural greens and muted olive-golds, and with earths for a wide range of parchment, straw, and antique paper hues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bark-derived lake is bound to a mineral base, giving it better handling and stability than the raw dye while preserving its characteristic clarity and luminous warmth. In artist\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003es colors it offers a distinctly 18th\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e19th century, dyer\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003es yellow that pairs beautifully with other botanical lakes and mineral earths on historically minded or eco-focused palettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuercitron takes its name from quercus (oak) and citrina (yellow), referring to the vivid yellow dye obtained from the inner bark of the American black oak. Introduced to European dyers in the late 18th century and promoted as a powerful new yellow, quercitron became an important textile dye for wool and silk, producing bright, warm yellows and golden browns that could compete with or replace older plant yellows. It saw extensive use in the 18th and 19th centuries for printed cottons, military cloth, and fashion textiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs lake-making techniques became widespread, dyers and color-makers converted quercitron dye into lake pigments for use in watercolors, inks, and decorative painting, capturing its characteristic golden hue in a more manageable, pigmentary form. Although later displaced by more lightfast synthetic yellows, Quercitron Lake remains valued by artists interested in historical palettes, natural dyes, and the direct link between forest, dye vat, and color on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Information\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Type: Natural (Organic) bark-based lake pigment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSource: Quercitron dye from the inner bark of black oak (Quercus velutina)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable Mediums: Watercolor, Oil, Tempera, Acrylic, Encaustic, Cold Wax, Casein, Milk, Swedish Flour, Lime \/ Fresco, Violin \/ Varnish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLightfastness: Moderate to poor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpacity: Transparent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Names: Quercitron Lake, Black Oak Yellow Lake, Oak Bark Yellow Lake\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColor Index Code: NA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morrow Archival","offers":[{"title":"2 Grams","offer_id":47875241050334,"sku":"PL-493-0000-0002g","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Grams","offer_id":47875241083102,"sku":"PL-493-0000-0010g","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 Grams","offer_id":47875241115870,"sku":"PL-493-0000-0020g","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/2821\/2702\/files\/4801fc29d889a474bf636b1de2028b4bc0ac36a8.jpg?v=1769986713","url":"https:\/\/morrowarchival.com\/products\/quercitron-lake-pigment-425137924","provider":"Morrow Archival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}