tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post3788169287870836012..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Dark Ground Chintzes #4: What Color Is It?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-49235810586176278342018-11-08T20:42:21.244-06:002018-11-08T20:42:21.244-06:00Barbara, you are such a treasure to share all this...Barbara, you are such a treasure to share all this wonderful information with us quilt history fans. Thank you so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-40582372541139572972018-11-08T19:49:19.398-06:002018-11-08T19:49:19.398-06:00I thought the dark purple was the original color o...I thought the dark purple was the original color of the dark ground and over time it degraded to brown. I don't know where I got that idea, maybe from the lavender dye used later in the 19th century that has mostly by now turned to brown. Could it be the same process?Suzanne Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387297696390711279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-89660885136395571652018-11-08T16:08:21.934-06:002018-11-08T16:08:21.934-06:00Beautiful - even if they are flea coloured! I am e...Beautiful - even if they are flea coloured! I am enjoying these postings very much.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237828174807811725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-9518912702582191882018-11-08T14:14:52.558-06:002018-11-08T14:14:52.558-06:00In Ngaio Marsh's 1943 book "Color Scheme&...In Ngaio Marsh's 1943 book "Color Scheme" the color "puce" which figures in the solution of the crime is considered a pink.Ginger Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-4380175840493806362018-11-08T13:42:41.978-06:002018-11-08T13:42:41.978-06:00When did the word "brown" become part of...When did the word "brown" become part of the vocabulary used to describe textiles? <br /><br />"A squashed flea"---yes, I see clearly now. :-)<br />Gayenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-15044961625607330892018-11-08T09:17:04.000-06:002018-11-08T09:17:04.000-06:00Lol. I will now never forget that definition of &q...Lol. I will now never forget that definition of "puce". Perhaps "brown" was considered too common a word, hence the pseudonyms? Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850745429509147652noreply@blogger.com