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Book, A Nomenclature of Colours
This is a Book. It was written by David Ramsay Hay and printed by William Home Lizars and published by William Blackwood and Sons.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
David Ramsay Hay, a Scottish interior designer and Decorator to the Queen, was interested in developing a system for decorators and architects to understand and apply color harmonies. In contrast to the many color wheels of the period, Hay’s model is based on the triangle, which he believed to be the most harmonious of the geometric forms.
It is credited Gift of the Color Association of the United States, Smithsonian Libraries, ND1280 .H5n 1846.
![Double paged book plate showing a color chart on the right hand page which is split into rectangles, three wide and nine long. The colors start white at the top darken through pink, red and burgundy to black. The second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth row have letters on the left f, d, b, i, k and m. The colors are also labelled underneath each rectangle on the second to eighth rows: [Hermosa Pink, La France Pink, Shrimp Pink, Eosine Pink, Geranium Pink, Strawberry Pink, Begonia Rose, Rose Doree, Peach Red, Spectrum Red, Scarlet Red, Scarlet, Carmine, Nopal Red, Brazil Red, Ox-blood Red, Garnet Brown, Morocco Red, Victoria Lake, Maroon, Claret Brown]. While the three columns are labeled Red, OR and OOR. In the top right corner black text states that this is [Plate 1]. The left hand page apears to be translucent so that text from the previous page is visible through it.](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/337936_74ccc312d22761b6_n.jpg "Book, Color Standards and Color Nomenclature")
- Book, Color Standards and Color Nomenclature
- letterpress with collage on paper.
- Smithsonian Libraries, QC495 .R54.
- 92.2016.24
- Book, Wiener Farbenkabinet (Viennese Color Cabinet)
- letterpress with collage on paper.
- Gift of Virginia Hamill Johnson, Smithsonian Libraries, QC495 .W64.
- 92.2016.34
- Bookplate, Farbmesstafel (Color Table)
- letterpress with collage on paperboard.
- Smithsonian Libraries, QC495.2 .O88 1939.
- 92.2016.51
Our curators have highlighted 5 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Colour Terrise Sample Plate
- glazed porcelain.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment.
- 2005-11-2
- Brisé Fan, late 19th–early 20th century
- carved and pierced ivory sticks, peacock and peahen feathers, gilt metal....
- Gift of Mrs. James M. Breed.
- 1964-18-1
- Sample Book, Standard Color Card of America, 9th Edition
- label: board covers, printed cardboard pages, silk samples.
- Gift of The Color Association of the United States, Inc..
- 1960-82-1
Its dimensions are
H x W: 20 × 29 cm (7 7/8 × 11 7/16 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
