Talk:Charleston green

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[edit] notability

the ref backs up article - seems notable colourObina 00:39, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't understand. You added a link to http://www.rustoleum.com/product.asp?frm_product_id=18&SBL=1. This shows the paint color exists, which is a good reference, but doesn't do anything to say why this is notable. Why is it more notable than other colors on that page like "Flat White" or "Semi-Gloss Black" or the tens of thousands of other paints in catalogs. I have reinstated the notability flag. Notinasnaid 06:27, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi guys, this colour already seams to be covered the section on Paris Green notably:

"The exterior of the home of Ulysses S. Grant was painted with this pigment, making it extremely striking. It was also the pigment used to paint window shutters, signs, etc. It blackens when exposed due to the instability of the molecule, instability that appears to be increased when the chemical is produced with a very fine particle size and isn't washed to remove impurities. Much of the blackening may be due to its reactivity with sulfur, as sulfur-containing compounds are common in painting (such as cadmium sulfide) and in air due to air pollution. In oils, artists often isolated Emerald Green with varnish to reduce its tendency to darken, a practice that is suggested for all arsenic pigments, such as orpiment. It has become the norm in parts of America to paint shutters a dark green color because people mistakenly believe the tradition was to paint them such a dark hue. In fact, shutters were commonly painted with Emerald Green."

Perhaps the articles should be combined?

--Tanyanika 12:17, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Useful to me

I don't know about your guidelines, but someone recommended this paint to me and Google pointed me here.

The description was very useful. Actually, after I read it, I realized it wasn't what I was looking for.

[edit] Interesting local history

This article is interesting from the point of view of its relationship to the local history of Charleston, South Carolina and to its relationship to interior design. I created a color box for the color. I think the article should be kept. (After all, even though this is a very dull shade of green, today is St. Patrick's Day!) Keraunos 08:00, 18 March 2007 (UTC)