I really like Danielle's fourth recommendation, both as a lovely color and as a good match for the plate, at least as far as my computer's monitor is concerned. Failing that, I'd go for the third. --RA Baumgartner
On Jan 16, 2015, at 6:05 AM, Danielle Nunn-Weinberg wrote: > Greetings, > > I think I have that fashion plate, or at least others wearing that same > colour. It was a popular colour and I love it too. They sure liked green > during that time. 😉 If you asked me to go by the colour name, I would have > said it was the colour of Granny Smith apples. > > However, I don't think that any of those you provided links for would be > right. Did you notice that it is a "shot" fabric being depicted? I think > that you would be better off looking for a shot silk combining colours like > the first and second ones. > > I think that this one is slightly better than the non-shot version: > http://www.puresilks.us/index.php?route=product/product&path=2&product_id=2478 > > However, I think that this might do the trick: > http://www.puresilks.us/index.php?route=product/product&path=2&product_id=4642 > It has both the yellowish highlights and the blue undertones of the fashion > plate. > > Mind you, this one could work as well: > http://www.puresilks.us/index.php?route=product/product&path=2&product_id=1617 > > Surprisingly, if the woman in the photo is wearing the fabric in the photos, > it is another possibility. > http://www.puresilks.us/index.php?route=product/product&path=2&product_id=1290 > > > Compare them side-by-side with the fashion plate and I think that you will > see that they are pretty good matches. Just my opinion, of course, but it > appears to me that the colouring of the plate follows the usual stylistic > conventions for depicting shot fabrics, that have been used in European art > since the 15th century. > > Cheers > Danielle > > >> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:19:22 -0500 >> From: h...@uvm.edu >> To: h-cost...@indra.com >> Subject: [h-cost] Pomona Green: vote now! >> >> >> The color name "pomona green" appears throughout early 19th century >> fashion magazines. Fashion plates display women in pomona green gowns, >> or with pomona green accessories, and descriptions of the color usually >> refer to leaves or apples. First problem: the images depicted are >> showing a range of greens (understandable in that they are usually >> handpainted). Second problem: trying to find a green that matches any of >> the greens in that range is rather difficult in our current decade of >> very blue greens or very yellow/olive greens. Even the pantone color >> chart shows us that this range of greens doesn't seem to be in vogue. >> >> So, here's a challenge! Which of the three fabrics linked here would you >> place in the "closest to pomona green" category. I know, "none of them" >> or "you can't tell from an online picture" are both logical responses as >> is "just buy some and then decide"! But I'm hoping some of you will take >> a stab at this. And if anyone knows of another site that has the perfect >> pomona green in a lightweight silk taffeta (especially at these prices) >> oh my! I would love to know about it. :-) >> >> http://www.puresilks.us/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4014 >> http://www.puresilks.us/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2741 >> http://www.puresilks.us/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2163 >> >> and this is the color I'm most in love with in an illustration: >> http://www.pinterest.com/pin/194991858836404282/ >> >> >> - Hope >> >> P.S. And my apologies for sending a question about greens amidst the >> discussion about post mortem photographs...(groan: ducking and running). >> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
