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BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Veronese Green
A colour determined in 1938, after Paul Veronese the Italian painter, in whose works the colour appears.
BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Verbena Mauve No. 157
A lighter tint of Amethyst Violet.
Characteristic of the flower Verbena bonariensis.
BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Stone White No. 382
A colour standardised in 1934, see notes on white and frost white. Of Stone White no history is found. Eggshell is meant as a representation of the average colour of...
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Fair Trade Jute-History
Bangladesh has long been a centre for jute production since the 17th Century. The tall, reedy, jute plant particularly loves the rich soil there. Used originally to make sacks for...