jan 1, 1559 - orange
Description:
The fruit is on record from the fourteenth century and its use as a colour from the early 1500s. <i>c</i>.1504 <i>Item xj yerdes reyd orryge viijs</i>, York (SS53/191); 1559 <i>a jirkin of orysh colour cloth furred with fox</i>, Hipswell (SS26/133).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1559
Now
~ 466 years ago