Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by function]
6. colorant (material)
7. pigments
8. [pigment by color]
9. black pigment
10. organic black pigment
11. carbon black
12. vegetable black

Anotations

Scope note:

Pigment comprising a mixture of natural black oxides and carbon black, traditionally produced by charring desiccated grape vines and stems. Possesses a good tinting strength with a bluish black hue. Vine black did not have the intensity or tinting strength of lampblack or ivory black, but it had excellent lightfastness.