At 12:31 PM 17-08-99 -0400, you wrote:
>Several weeks ago I put forth a query regarding colour standards.  I
>received 1 response concerning the Munsell colour code which we have had to
>discard for several reasons.

I'd be interested to know why you scrapped the Munsell.  We have found it
useful in a number of applications, although you do need to be patient and
thorough and have a good eye for subtle colo(u)r gradations.  Aside from
using it in cataloguing to allow monitoring for possible color change, we
used it for matching thread colors for stabilization work on a pair of
crazy quilts we will be exhibiting.  Sure beat taking all those shattered
silks to the fabric store!  Sure beats having to deal with different
persons' perceptions of where one color begins and another ends.  I learned
a long time ago that my sister and I, artists both, have a very different
idea of where the line falls between blue and green.  I also would be
interested in hearing other people's ideas on this colorful dilemma.
Anne T. Lane
Curatorial Assistant
Museum of York County
4621 Mount Gallant Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803-329-2121, ext 104
fax: 803-329-5249
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