The Forgotten Yellow: Rediscovering Patent Yellow Pigment at Colonial Williamsburg

Name: The Forgotten Yellow: Rediscovering Patent Yellow Pigment at Colonial Williamsburg
Start: 2025-08-11T13:00:00-04:00
Location: 301 South Nassau Street, Williamsburg, VA, United States, Virginia 23185

Schedule

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025 at 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

301 South Nassau Street, Williamsburg, VA, United States, Virginia 23185 | Williamsburg, VA

A part of our Good Stories About Great Stuff lecture series. Join us every Monday at 1:00 in the Hennage to hear the stories behind some of Colonial Williamsburg's treasures directly from our experts.
Join Kirsten Moffitt, Senior Conservator and Materials Analyst on Monday August 11 at 1pm to learn more about Patent Yellow - a brilliant yellow pigment used for a brief window of time in the 18th and early 19th centuries. This once very popular yellow has been rediscovered through analysis at Colonial Williamsburg in collaboration with the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and the University of Delaware. For enthusiasts of color, science, history, and the Arts! Hope to see you there!