At 09:06 26/01/2007, you wrote:
Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor >>> Lavolta Press <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 26/01/2007 02:58 >>> wrote: >Bear in mind that the meanings of many Victorian color names changed >from fashion season to fashion season; and also, different, trendier >names were often applied to the same old colors. I find this is still true. Here in the UK "aubergine" is usually a dark purple (the colour of what you Americans call eggplants), but in a recent catalogue I've seen the name applied to a lighter pinkish-purple.
I was buying cotton thread yesterday, and the "mauve/purple/paler aubergine" thread was called "Ultramarine." Now when I was a girl, as they say, ultramarine was a strong darkish bright blue. My American companion said that the purple-ish colour was a colour/name association she knew - I didn't!
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