I only just got back from work, so I am going to feature a quick post which I have always wanted to write. A color which I think is extremely beautiful is hunter green–a dark yet vivid green. This is a classical color which has been mentioned frequently in English since the end of the 19th century. Hunter Green, as you might imagine, was named for the green garb which 19th century hunters wore in the field (a much richer and bluer green than the olive drab which soldiers and sportsmen wear today. I was hoping there was more to say about the history of the color (Because I think it is quite splendid) but, alas, that was all I could find. Here is a picture of a nineteenth century hunter!
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June 27, 2017 at 12:17 AM
nycblacksmith
There are many greens like it but this green is mine. I had a cast off office chair from a Wall St. firm in hunter green leather, brass nails running around the edges. It was my steadfast companion.
June 27, 2017 at 3:46 AM
agnesashe
I am currently and definitely going through a ‘green’ phase. Attire and interiors. With you on this tone, rich, dark yet still warm.