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Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:43 pm
by HMS Priapus
And probably the Pederasts too...and anyone search of the correct shade of blue.
All colours are dyed using modern techniques but shades are copied exactly from either original patterns or patterns which have been dyed using receipts from documentary sources
http://www.historicaltextiles.com/Colours.html
Moved this, as was posted to the Gallery by my iPhone earlier...
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:23 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Very useful - thank you.
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:40 pm
by goat major
Nice link !
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:56 pm
by Zenbadger
All I need to do is alter the colour settings on my monitor to match my painting and hey presto - argument killed in one!
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:26 am
by grizzlymc
Buff's looking a bit pale, had a close encounter with Norm did we?
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:06 am
by RMD
For a bit of confirmation, that 'Norfolk Yellow' exactly matches the facings of a 1770s-vintage officer's coat of the 9th (Royal Norfolk) Foot that was found in pristine condition in the attic of a house local to me.
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:46 am
by FreddBloggs
That is dangerous RMD, seen a pristine 5th foot jacket, except the cuffs and collar are faded to a mustard brown colour.
We know that is wrong due to a portrait of the officer who owned it having a portrait of him with gosling green cuffs.
Colours can change even if stored well.
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:02 am
by RMD
FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:46 am
That is dangerous RMD, seen a pristine 5th foot jacket, except the cuffs and collar are faded to a mustard brown colour.
We know that is wrong due to a portrait of the officer who owned it having a portrait of him with gosling green cuffs.
Colours can change even if stored well.
Very true. The guidon of the Pembroke Yeomanry from 1803 is now a lovely cream colour (except it was originally a deep sky blue). However, that 'Norfolk Yellow' does indeed match the facings on that 9th Foot coat exactly.
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:03 am
by RMD
Oh and I painted General Lasalle a lovely sky blue shade, based on his surviving uniform in Les Invalides... And then had to repaint him when I realised he should be green...
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:09 am
by FreddBloggs
He was a hussar, bet he had more coloured coats than Joseph.