>> Bill talks about the interior colors at Mt Vernon -
>> > I was just up at Mt. Vernon a few weeks ago. As might be
>> > expected=2C
> > they have done a ton of research and analysis to determine original
> > paint colors and to restore the rooms to their appearance at the
> > time George and Martha actually were living there after the
> > Revolutionary War. I certainly can attest that those colors were
> > bright - in fact=2C I must admit that I found a couple of the rooms
> > kinda ugly and garish
>> Agreed. I recall the dining room in particular=2C which was
>> done in an
> eyeball-popping green. And=2C to somewhat validate this observation=2C
> IIRC many of the rooms in the Governor's palace at Williamsburg are
> also painted in hues one might rightly term Day-Glo.
>> Dennis
>
To get a sense of what this large and 15 ft high room looked like=2C
search Google Images for "chrome oxide green".

It's very difficult to find images of Mt Vernon's interior on the web=2C
unfortunately.

-T (BTW=2C I'm pretty sure that while the colors are period correct at
Mt V=2C it's not milk paint.)
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