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Re: Color name for Statue of Liberty Sculpture #3450
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lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001
Date: 
Sun, 5 Nov 2000 18:48:24 GMT
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> The new green is used in several places on 7311 and in the little
> walker in the 7317 alien base.
> 
> I like the name "verdigris" green I've seen mentioned in the Statue of
> Liberty posts.
> 
> John

verdigris, according to www.webster.com, can be greenish or bluish, and is only
secondarily associated with copper.
patina, again according to Webster, is exactly the name of
greenish, weather-aged copper.



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  Re: Color name for Statue of Liberty Sculpture #3450
 
Webster is out of date - patina simply means a weathered and/or age-darkened finish to antiquers, and can apply to copper, bronze, nickel, wood, etc, etc, etc. Weathered GREEN would make the most sense, as people would instantly know it is a shade (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
  Re: Color name for Statue of Liberty Sculpture #3450
 
(...) OED2 says: 1. A green or greenish blue substance obtained artificially by the action of dilute acetic acid on thin plates of copper (or a green rust naturally forming on copper and brass), and much used as a pigment, in dyeing, the arts, and (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
  Re: Color name for Statue of Liberty Sculpture #3450
 
(...) As an aside, Sunday morning on NPR's Weekend Edition a story mentioned 'verdigris' and 'patina' (and i thing 'aged copper') in the same sentance. Isn't it odd how once you hear or see a word it shows up 'everywhere'? Or maybe I'm just paying (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
  Re: Color name for Statue of Liberty Sculpture #3450
 
(...) I looked up the definitions. To paraphrase, "the color of patina is verdigris". Patina is a surface film. Verdigris is a color. Both are primarily associated with rusted copper, but Patina has broader usage, not related to color or metal. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)

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  Re: Color name for Statue of Liberty Sculpture #3450
 
(...) The new green is used in several places on 7311 and in the little walker in the 7317 alien base. I like the name "verdigris" green I've seen mentioned in the Statue of Liberty posts. John AFOL and his money are soon parted. (26 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)

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