tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post4772801298822264392..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Ashes of RosesPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-36261932828960262002015-03-06T10:33:44.628-05:002015-03-06T10:33:44.628-05:00I have encountered the color in novels, both Thorn...I have encountered the color in novels, both Thornbirds and another book whose title I don't remember. The discussion about the color went on to describe it as "the color of a woman's face powder also known as Rachel." Anyone ever heard of a color called Rachel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-32156272793132978712013-05-03T08:52:15.947-04:002013-05-03T08:52:15.947-04:00I'd say none of the above. In my mind, it'...I'd say none of the above. In my mind, it's basically a gray with just enough pink in it that you can see the pinkness clearly. The Pittsburgh one looks closest, but it should have still more gray in it. The name is wonderfully descriptive. Think of what a rose would look like if it turned to ash. I know of the color because of a passage in the Thorn Birds, where the heroine wears a dressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-54052811127882949222011-12-13T13:00:00.256-05:002011-12-13T13:00:00.256-05:00Years ago my grandmother and I were looking at her...Years ago my grandmother and I were looking at her wedding portrait and she commented that the color of the dress she wore was "Ashes of Roses". She was married in August 1927.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-28003232641778769662011-10-17T00:54:51.978-04:002011-10-17T00:54:51.978-04:00I seem to recall a crayon color called Ashes of Ro...I seem to recall a crayon color called Ashes of Roses from the 1950's, and it's the greyed-out pink of the Pittsburgh company's chip. Could it have been a Crayola color?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-28786167462684966362009-09-02T21:50:31.796-04:002009-09-02T21:50:31.796-04:00I should have mentioned, the original color doesn&...I should have mentioned, the original color doesn't look anything like the paint colors shown -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-50384548425222009922009-09-02T21:46:36.019-04:002009-09-02T21:46:36.019-04:00Cherries in Snow was the color of my grandmother&#...Cherries in Snow was the color of my grandmother's favorite lipstick in the 50's! Lovely memory for me.<br /><br />I am a vintage clothing dealer. The color ashes of roses was very popular in the 20's in ladies' fashion. It was a very grayed-out medium toned rose color - no brown in it at all. A very muted rose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-19529013197805345372009-07-27T12:05:34.244-04:002009-07-27T12:05:34.244-04:00Our house is/was the color known as Ashes of Rose....Our house is/was the color known as Ashes of Rose. http://basinroad.com.rynesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10179528115767492277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-26042821830128769822009-03-13T12:03:00.000-04:002009-03-13T12:03:00.000-04:00The truest classic Ashes of Roses is closest to Pi...The truest classic Ashes of Roses is closest to Pittsburgh Paints' interpretation. It was/is most typically a muted pale mauve. And yes, it was the color of Meg Cleary's gown, which, in the original <I>Thorn Birds</I> min-series, was a very good example of the most common interpretation of the color. <A HREF="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3W_QAkmKfE/SSYxH0bgndI/AAAAAAAAABk/-2jSuUgFd7M/s320/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-40935409266892421262008-02-27T17:27:00.000-05:002008-02-27T17:27:00.000-05:00I was thinking exactly the same, Rachel. It remin...I was thinking exactly the same, Rachel. It reminded me of 80's mauve.Living the life in The Little Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13343589496230811737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-6290140123601868362008-02-22T10:26:00.000-05:002008-02-22T10:26:00.000-05:00fascinating! i had no idea...it's interesting how ...fascinating! i had no idea...<BR/>it's interesting how colors cycle through in popularity. from what i've studied, they follow a 30 year cycle. So, the "Ashes of Roses" color could be viewed as the re-invented, updated version of the trendy 1980's mauve fad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120422467504478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-63680118989177945652008-02-21T10:46:00.000-05:002008-02-21T10:46:00.000-05:00When I think of these colors, I imagine an aging F...When I think of these colors, I imagine an aging French dowager, down on her luck... and beautiful old bergere chairs covered in fraying fabrics in these colors.Laura Stockett Roberts https://www.blogger.com/profile/14295399661077967738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-90000736707173808032008-02-20T15:42:00.000-05:002008-02-20T15:42:00.000-05:00i might like one of those as a one-wall paint colo...i might like one of those as a one-wall paint color!Hello Aperturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466149748105802984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-69298580370047156312008-02-19T23:32:00.000-05:002008-02-19T23:32:00.000-05:00Ashes of roses?? Probably Black like my soul.... J...Ashes of roses?? Probably Black like my soul.... Just kidding, I hate how they name stuff..there is no continuity at all..I am amazed there are that many "ashes of roses."<BR/>Jen RFree Art Printableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039092552330624383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-77105292850290158532008-02-19T17:00:00.000-05:002008-02-19T17:00:00.000-05:00Oops! That will teach me to comment on blogs whil...Oops! That will teach me to comment on blogs while working--trying to do too many things at once and obviously not succeeding. I removed the comment because it made no sense :) Pantone does not name their colours and the colour I had in my mind for Ashes of Roses is similar to Elegant's--a grey-hued pink. Thanks for keeping me on my toes, Pigtown :)TIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16176495665521076485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-47597284230052258972008-02-19T16:38:00.000-05:002008-02-19T16:38:00.000-05:00Pantone uses names? Who knew?I'm with Washington C...Pantone uses names? Who knew?<BR/><BR/>I'm with Washington Cube here, I think of it as a greyish hued pink (like my Mom's wallpaper....) But that might just be the name conjuring up an image. It does sound very 30's.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-32094179066853965532008-02-19T14:10:00.000-05:002008-02-19T14:10:00.000-05:00Glam... does Pantone name all of their colours? W...Glam... does Pantone name all of their colours? When I use them, I go by number.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-39404352465482657202008-02-19T13:24:00.000-05:002008-02-19T13:24:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.TIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16176495665521076485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-12800535925391028522008-02-19T13:12:00.000-05:002008-02-19T13:12:00.000-05:00Wow what a great memory Jennifer has! Meg this is ...Wow what a great memory Jennifer has! Meg this is so interesting. Esp. how the color is "back."Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-82758134200523051572008-02-19T11:23:00.000-05:002008-02-19T11:23:00.000-05:00WOW, PoC! I actually never saw the mini-series be...WOW, PoC! I actually never saw the mini-series because I was away at a very remote school without TV! But it's such an old-fashioned and evocative colour, that I am sure that's probably what the dress was!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-73887494355305694252008-02-19T10:47:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:47:00.000-05:00OK, forgive me for the reference to a romance nove...OK, forgive me for the reference to a romance novel and mini-series, but wasn't Megan Cleary's coming out dress in the "Thorn Birds" the color "Ashes of Rose"? Yes, I know, it's scary I read this and that I remember it. But, as a teenager I used to ditch studying to watch Thorn Birds on tv.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-20721543522888775642008-02-18T22:24:00.000-05:002008-02-18T22:24:00.000-05:00Cube... thanks for the great resources.Cube... thanks for the great resources.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-62137235264349943272008-02-18T21:50:00.000-05:002008-02-18T21:50:00.000-05:00This color was very popular in the 30-40's, but ap...This color was very popular in the 30-40's, but apparently it goes back to 1892.<BR/><BR/>I always thought of it as a grayed out pink, from what I read, so I would say the Pittsburgh sample comes closest to it.<BR/><BR/>http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-a.htm<BR/><BR/>To me it's one of those names that are evocative in their own right, much like "Cherries in the Snow."<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://Washington Cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892459114050731786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-26378994110150666362008-02-18T17:53:00.000-05:002008-02-18T17:53:00.000-05:00I don't care what you call them, each of these is ...I don't care what you call them, each of these is delicious!Bayou Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554430870920000090noreply@blogger.com