ivory black

a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.

Origin of ivory black

First recorded in 1625–35

Ivory-black or bone-black are superior to lampblack, but the latter will do very well for most purposes.

Woodworking for Beginners |Charles Gardner Wheeler
Ink answers very well for the purpose, and so does ivory-black; but Indian ink is too glossy to be serviceable.

Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements |Various
As the last; but adding with the ivory-black, &c., 14 to 28 lbs.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
From the stones or kernels of peaches, cherries, and other similar fruits, treated as for ivory-black.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley

For ebony, ivory-black; but for the common ebonised work lamp-black is generally used.

French Polishing and Enamelling |Richard Bitmead

ivory black

a black pigment obtained by grinding charred scraps of ivory in oil