Penny, I know it as just "Isabella". The story goes that a Queen of Spain vowed not to change her clothes until a certain military campaign had succeeded. Isabella is a greyish-yellow, supposedly the colour her shift became! Casn't quote any sources OTOH, but I've seen it mentioned in literature.
Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/03/2006 22:25 >>> Monica, I haven't heard of dirty Isabella as a color name before. What source did you use to find that name? Penny E. Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery, www.costumegallery.com Costume Classroom, www.costumeclassroom.com Costume Research Library, www.costumelibrary.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
