Ultramarine: the colour once more valuable than gold | Winsor & Newton Archive Series 

Ultramarine pigment was historically once more valuable than gold. We take a look at its journey from rare gemstone, lapis lazuli, to the advancement made by chemists to create an essential synthetic pigment - through the lens of our preserved bottle in the Winsor & Newton archive.
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