: a deep blue pigment consisting of a powdered glass that contains oxide of cobalt
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Asserting the global nature of this provincial picture, didactics explain how the red came from cochineal bugs in the Americas and the smalt blue from cobalt mined in Saxony.
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Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2020
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Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2020
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“Smalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smalt. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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