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'''Ebony''' was a shade of [[black]] named after a form of wood.{{Fact}}
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'''Ebony''' (sometimes '''ebony black''') was a material and also a colour, in colour form it was close to [[obsidian]] or [[black]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Sometime Never… (novel)}}, {{cs|Emotional Chemistry (novel)}})


The [[Eighth Doctor]] wore an [[ascot tie]] of ebony black dupioni during his travels with [[Cass Fermazzi]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Meanwhile, Elsewhere (audio story)|Meanwhile, Elsewhere]]''-''[[Previously, Next Time (audio story)|Previously, Next Time]]'')  
As a material it could be carved. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)}})


The [[Ninth Doctor]] wore a double-breasted [[frock coat]] of ebony black [[moleskin]] while at the launch of the [[RMS Titanic]] in [[1912]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'')
[[Fabric]] could be an ebony colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lucifer Rising (novel)}})
 
==Biology==
[[Nubian]]s had ebony coloured skin in the [[15th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Queen (novel)}})
 
[[Shik]] were noted to have [[coal black]] skin and ebony arms when seen in [[2600]].([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld (novel)}})
 
[[Horse]]s could be ebony coloured in [[1492]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Masque of Mandragora (novelisation)}})
 
==Furniture==
Ebony was a material that cabinetry could be made from. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Growing Higher (short story)}}) And items for desks, desks themselves could also be made from ebony. ([[PROSE]]: {{{cs|Endgame (novel)}}, {{cs|Ghost Devices (novel)}})
 
Tables could also be made from it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Warlock (novel)}}, {{cs|World Game (novel)}})
 
[[Cupboard]]s were inlaid with ebony in the 19th century. Cabinets were also made from ebony in the 19th century. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Wages of Sin (novel)}})
 
The [[War Room]] on [[Gallifrey]] had an enormous ebony table within it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Engines of War (novel)}})
 
[[Kublai Khan]] had in [[1289]] carved ebony chairs in his personal sitting room. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (novelisation)}})
 
==Materials==
Ebony could be a colour of fabric. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lucifer Rising (novel)}}, {{cs|Millennial Rites (novel)}})
 
[[Leela]] referred to ebony as a type of stone. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Zagreus (audio story)}})
 
==Objects==
Statues could be made out of solid ebony. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Setting Stone (short story)}})
Cigarette holders in the [[1930s]] were sometimes made from ebony. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return to the Fractured Planet (novel)}})
 
[[Coffin]]s could also be made from ebony. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Last of the Gadarene (novel)}})
 
Some chess sets had their pieces carved from ebony and [[ivory]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] had a set, supposedly from Sir [[Winston Churchill]] 'For Special Services'. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Deadstone Memorial (novel)}})
 
[[Clock]] cases were sometimes made out of ebony in the [[19th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Camera Obscura (novel)}}
 
Presentation daises were also sometimes made from ebony. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the Still (novel)}})
 
Professor [[Eric Stahlman]] was going to use an ebony ruler to damage the computer's circuit board at the [[Inferno Project]] before the Third Doctor stopped him. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Inferno (novelisation)}})
 
The [[First Doctor]] had an ebony cane. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)}})
 
The [[Time Vector Generator]] was an ebony bar with golden knobs at each end. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Birthright (novel)}})
 
[[The Master's TARDIS]] console was ebony. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Quantum Archangel (novel)}})
 
==Weaponry==
Prefect [[Zevron]] had a knife with an ebony handle which he'd intended to use to kill [[Miranda Dawkins]] in the [[1980s]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)}})
 
Whilst tidying away things in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] the [[Eighth Doctor]] found in the back of a wardrobe a medium-sized, battered yellow umbrella with a handle curved into a small ebony question mark. By twisting the question mark handle it revealed a length of tempered bladed steel fully half as long again as the umbrella. According to the Doctor it had never been drawn. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Slow Empire (novel)}})
 
{{Delgado|c}} had a knife with a carved black ebony handle that he was going to use as part of a sacrifice to [[Azal]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Dæmons (novelisation)}})
 
[[Ace]] had smart missiles that were voice controlled, they were ebony black. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}})
 
[[Category:Colours from the real world]]
[[Category:Black]]
[[Category:Materials]]
[[Category:Organic substances]]

Latest revision as of 09:10, 17 November 2024

Ebony

Ebony (sometimes ebony black) was a material and also a colour, in colour form it was close to obsidian or black. (PROSE: Sometime Never… [+]Loading...["Sometime Never… (novel)"], Emotional Chemistry [+]Loading...["Emotional Chemistry (novel)"])

As a material it could be carved. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)"])

Fabric could be an ebony colour. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"])

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Nubians had ebony coloured skin in the 15th century. (PROSE: The Coming of the Queen [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Queen (novel)"])

Shik were noted to have coal black skin and ebony arms when seen in 2600.(PROSE: Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld [+]Loading...["Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld (novel)"])

Horses could be ebony coloured in 1492. (PROSE: The Masque of Mandragora [+]Loading...["The Masque of Mandragora (novelisation)"])

Furniture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ebony was a material that cabinetry could be made from. (PROSE: Growing Higher [+]Loading...["Growing Higher (short story)"]) And items for desks, desks themselves could also be made from ebony. (PROSE: {Endgame [+]Loading...["Endgame (novel)"], Ghost Devices [+]Loading...["Ghost Devices (novel)"])

Tables could also be made from it. (PROSE: Warlock [+]Loading...["Warlock (novel)"], World Game [+]Loading...["World Game (novel)"])

Cupboards were inlaid with ebony in the 19th century. Cabinets were also made from ebony in the 19th century. (PROSE: The Wages of Sin [+]Loading...["The Wages of Sin (novel)"])

The War Room on Gallifrey had an enormous ebony table within it. (PROSE: Engines of War [+]Loading...["Engines of War (novel)"])

Kublai Khan had in 1289 carved ebony chairs in his personal sitting room. (PROSE: Marco Polo [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (novelisation)"])

Materials[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ebony could be a colour of fabric. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"], Millennial Rites [+]Loading...["Millennial Rites (novel)"])

Leela referred to ebony as a type of stone. (AUDIO: Zagreus [+]Loading...["Zagreus (audio story)"])

Objects[[edit] | [edit source]]

Statues could be made out of solid ebony. (PROSE: Setting Stone [+]Loading...["Setting Stone (short story)"]) Cigarette holders in the 1930s were sometimes made from ebony. (PROSE: Return to the Fractured Planet [+]Loading...["Return to the Fractured Planet (novel)"])

Coffins could also be made from ebony. (PROSE: Last of the Gadarene [+]Loading...["Last of the Gadarene (novel)"])

Some chess sets had their pieces carved from ebony and ivory. The Eighth Doctor had a set, supposedly from Sir Winston Churchill 'For Special Services'. (PROSE: The Deadstone Memorial [+]Loading...["The Deadstone Memorial (novel)"])

Clock cases were sometimes made out of ebony in the 19th century. (PROSE: Camera Obscura [+]Loading...["Camera Obscura (novel)"]

Presentation daises were also sometimes made from ebony. (PROSE: The Book of the Still [+]Loading...["The Book of the Still (novel)"])

Professor Eric Stahlman was going to use an ebony ruler to damage the computer's circuit board at the Inferno Project before the Third Doctor stopped him. (PROSE: Inferno [+]Loading...["Inferno (novelisation)"])

The First Doctor had an ebony cane. (PROSE: Nothing at the End of the Lane [+]Loading...["Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)"])

The Time Vector Generator was an ebony bar with golden knobs at each end. (PROSE: Birthright [+]Loading...["Birthright (novel)"])

The Master's TARDIS console was ebony. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel [+]Loading...["The Quantum Archangel (novel)"])

Weaponry[[edit] | [edit source]]

Prefect Zevron had a knife with an ebony handle which he'd intended to use to kill Miranda Dawkins in the 1980s. (PROSE: Father Time [+]Loading...["Father Time (novel)"])

Whilst tidying away things in his TARDIS the Eighth Doctor found in the back of a wardrobe a medium-sized, battered yellow umbrella with a handle curved into a small ebony question mark. By twisting the question mark handle it revealed a length of tempered bladed steel fully half as long again as the umbrella. According to the Doctor it had never been drawn. (PROSE: The Slow Empire [+]Loading...["The Slow Empire (novel)"])

The Master had a knife with a carved black ebony handle that he was going to use as part of a sacrifice to Azal. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Dæmons [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Dæmons (novelisation)"])

Ace had smart missiles that were voice controlled, they were ebony black. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire [+]Loading...["All-Consuming Fire (novel)"])