If it's any help, the bottle green I wore as part of my school uniform was something like Pearsall's no 15 Apple Green thread. I'd describe it as a very dark green - probably a shade or two lighter than a rifle green, and in fact, very like the green of a wine bottle that's not held up to the light. In a message dated 01/03/2008 19:00:49 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I need some help in determining what color is being referred to when the term "bottle green" was used in the early 19th century. Free online Dictionary (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bottle+green) calls it " A dark to moderate or greyish green", and Wiktionary ( http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bottle_green) says "a dark green<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/green>colour, like that of some wine bottles <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wine_bottle>." and gives a color swatch. I don't really trust a color swatch on a computer monitor, however. I think I need a physical swatch. Can someone in the know point me to a paint chip (e.g. Behr paint color #1234), or a DMC embroidery floss or Madiera thread color number, or some such thing? Or would someone who has some bottle green fabric be willing to send me a small snippet? Thanks. Christine Shamblin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
