Topic: Webb finds, for show..

[keith]

A 6.75 inch green and a 6 inch uranium, 'Big Brum fair' pretty hopeless now, this was all that was there !

[David E]

Very nice - I think the colour of the large vase is Evergreen, but perhaps someone will correct me.

The shape of the trumpet vase I have not seen before.

[Lustrousstone]

Evergreen is more bluish rather than yellowish and uranium

[keith]

I was hoping it was 'evergreen' never mind, the green has the usual 'birds eye' view of a square formed by the 'waves' the trumpet vase is a triangle, not seen that before,

[David E]

I think it is Evergreen?  Described in Webb's own catalogue as 'actually the famous old "Bristol Green", of which the secret has for long been a forgotten art.'.

Keith's certainly is green as Bristol Green can be. The image in the catalogue (not a photo) is rather pale and does look 'bluish', but I think that's a printing/colour problem 

[Lustrousstone]

Evergreen examples
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=2294
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=2534

[David E]

Thanks for that Christine.

There does appear to be very subtle differences - Keith's is slightly more emerald - but it is very difficult to tell when the photos are taken under very different lighting conditions, using different cameras, and neither are colour corrected. However, assuming there is a difference, perhaps both were made as Evergreen at different times, using a slightly different mix?

Unless, apart from Spring, there's another Webb green...

[keith]

British racing green ? 

[Carolyn Preston]

I had a car in that colour. A little Austin Marina. Lovely car, but did not like Canadian distances or winters....

Carolyn

[KevinH]

For info on the colour "British Racing Green", see this Wiki entry. The basic history of the origins of the colour seems to tie in with info from a recent UK TV program about early racing cars.

BRG may well not be what most of us thought it was!!