An Illustrated Dictionary of Words used in Art and Archaeology / Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations.

by John W. Mollett

Or, Her. The metal gold, expressed in engraving by small dots, as on Fig. [375].

Or basané, Fr. Leather stamped in gold, used as hangings in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Ora, R. The cable which fastened the stern of a ship to the shore, while the Ancorale kept her head out to sea.

Ora. An old Saxon coin of 16 or 20 pence in value.

Orange. The colour formed by the mixture of 5 parts of red and 3 parts of yellow. It is the complementary of blue. The nearest pigment is cadmium yellow.

Orange Chrome. A sub-chromate of lead, which yields a beautiful orange pigment.

Orange Madder lake. (See Madder.)

Orange Minium. (See Minium.)

Orange Vermilion. A durable pigment for oil and water-colours, in colour resembling red lead.

Orange Yellow. A yellow inclining to red, represented by molybdate of lead. (Ansted, Elementary Course.)