CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Martin Drolling 's Interior of a Kitchen made extensive use of mummy brown Mummy brown is a rich brown bituminous pigment, intermediate in tint between burnt umber and raw umber , and was one of the favorite colors of the Pre-Raphaelites . [1] 1 History 2 Present day 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References History [ edit ] Mummy brown was originally made in the 16th and 17th centuries from white pitch , myrrh , and the ground-up remains of Egyptian mummies , both human and feline. [2] [3] As it had good transparency, it could be used for glazes, shadows, flesh tones and shading. [4] However, in addition to its tendency to crack, it was extremely variable in its composition and quality, and since it contained ammonia and particles of fat, was likely to affect other colors with whi...