[h-cost] color of a partridge's eye
One of the favorite colors for silk, at least among Jewish brides in Egypt in the 10th-12th centuries was the eye of a partridge. The Arabic word is hagali and is supposed to be a brownish pink. In looking at partridges on-line, I can not find a close-up of a partridge eye. I can see, however, a usually bright orange rim around the eye which, I believe, is not the color that the brides were referring to. Can anyone throw light on this color? Perhaps -- fingers crossed -- a comparable DMC color has been identified? Thank you very much. Nancy Spies ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] color of a partridge's eye
On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:08:46 -0500 (EST) snsp...@aol.com wrote: One of the favorite colors for silk, at least among Jewish brides in Egypt in the 10th-12th centuries was the eye of a partridge. The Arabic word is hagali and is supposed to be a brownish pink. In looking at partridges on-line, I can not find a close-up of a partridge eye. I can see, however, a usually bright orange rim around the eye which, I believe, is not the color that the brides were referring to. There are MANY birds that fall into the category of partridge with widely varying plumage and I would guess that eye color varies as well. Denise Iowa ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] color of a partridge's eye
From Wiki: The name Œil de perdrix means eye of partridge in French, a reference to the pale pink colour of the eye of a partridge in death throes.[1][2 Might refer to this - no DMC color, though, sorry. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of snsp...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:09 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] color of a partridge's eye One of the favorite colors for silk, at least among Jewish brides in Egypt in the 10th-12th centuries was the eye of a partridge. The Arabic word is hagali and is supposed to be a brownish pink. In looking at partridges on-line, I can not find a close-up of a partridge eye. I can see, however, a usually bright orange rim around the eye which, I believe, is not the color that the brides were referring to. Can anyone throw light on this color? Perhaps -- fingers crossed -- a comparable DMC color has been identified? Thank you very much. Nancy Spies ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] color of a partridge's eye
Also this: Spanish term or phrase: Ojo de Gallo From a description of varieties of wine. De tonos que van del fresa al ojo de gallo Berni Armstrong partridge-eye pink Explanation: Of course, there are those wonderful, lovely pale rosados from the southeastern Rioja (from the villages of San Asensio, Cordovin and Badaran) called ojo de Gallo (eye of the cock, known in other places as ***partridge eye roses***). They are a pale, salmon-rust color, reminiscent of Billecart-Salmon rose Champagne. Patty -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of snsp...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:09 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] color of a partridge's eye One of the favorite colors for silk, at least among Jewish brides in Egypt in the 10th-12th centuries was the eye of a partridge. The Arabic word is hagali and is supposed to be a brownish pink. In looking at partridges on-line, I can not find a close-up of a partridge eye. I can see, however, a usually bright orange rim around the eye which, I believe, is not the color that the brides were referring to. Can anyone throw light on this color? Perhaps -- fingers crossed -- a comparable DMC color has been identified? Thank you very much. Nancy Spies ___ 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
