A white pigment derived from lead, not produced anymore. The original form of Cremnitz White was made in a special way, it was produced from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century but with concerns of it’s lead source, subsequently it has become little more than just a name, with the tube contents being little better than ordinary Flake White.

White lead had been used as a pigment for paints since Roman times and following the middle ages the so called Dutch process of manufacture basically involved strips of lead in jars of acetic acid and kept warm in fermenting animal manure. A variation of this Dutch process made a particularly dense and pure pigment that was noticeably better than regular Flake White.

Competition with Titanium white lead to a lowering of prices and a lowering of quality that had the famous art materials writer Max Doerner complaining in the 1930’s of the decline of Cremnitz White. While the best grades are still labelled Cremnitz White by some paint manufacturers, they are not comparable with the original pigment source.