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).
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