I also like Danielle's fourth recommendation - if the fabric in the dress is the same as the yardage shown. If that's too iffy, I'd go with the African Green Shot, or the straight African Green. Glynnis
> From: ruthan...@mindspring.com > Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:50:02 -0500 > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pomona Green: vote now! > > 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
