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19TH CENTURY COLORS/4

  In the second, the already dominant sober and puritan atmosphere with typical English colors was refined, and spread all over world: “London fog” , green, English blue, black, ruby, and dusty tones for the light colors, all synthesized in the drab style, evoking the foggy tones of 19th century …

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MODEL 4567

  MODEL 4567 EVENING DRESS BY MADELEINE VIONNET ATELIER PETIT WINTER 1938   Black Possiak Velour adorned with violet and orange colored flower patterns.  

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EMPRESS THEODORA AND HER COURT 28

  546-548MOSAIC – CHIESA DI SAN VITALE, RAVENNA The imperial mantle of violet purple donned by Theodora, wife of Emperor Justinian, is embroidered with the figure of the Three Magi. The tunic has jewelled embroidering, double pearl crown with a pendant, a very precious jewelled necklace sewn onto a fabric …

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