What’s Old is New Again: Celebrating Antiques in America February 22nd–26th 2013 I made my first visit to Colonial Williamsburg (or CW as it is known) in 1994 to attend the conference on Painted Wood: History...
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Sep 6th, 2012
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On the Restrictions on the Use of Lead Paint
A Comment on the Supposed Benefits of Lead Paint by Patrick Baty This article was originally published as "Comment." in Country Life, 30th April 1992: 44. Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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Sep 6th, 2012
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Palette of Historic Paints
This article was originally published as "Palette of Historic Paints" in Country Life, 20th February 1992: 56-57. Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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Jul 14th, 2012
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Time for a Posthumous V.C. – The Battle of Mirbat
Oman – Mirbat is marked with an 'X' This is another break from my usual run of essays on colour and paint in decoration - a far cry indeed. As several will know, I spent a few years in the Army and have an interest...
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Jul 9th, 2012
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The End of an Era?
"Tradition, where it turns its eyes resolutely towards the past with too much insistence on the old and too rigid a dislike of the new, can have a strong effect by discouraging progressive thought and...
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Jun 29th, 2011
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The Methods and Materials of the House-Painter in England 1650-1850
The text of my thesis can be found here Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
In 2007 the World of Interiors magazine commissioned me to write an article on the interiors at Calke Abbey. My words were to accompany a set of wonderfully evocative photographs taken by Lucinda Lambton. One of...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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The Use of Colour on Architectural Ironwork, 1660-1960
This is a paper that I gave at an international conference at the V&A in 1994 on architectural ironwork. Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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The Development of the 1955 British Standard Colour Paint Range
The Development of the 1955 British Standard Paint Colour Range by Patrick Baty The 1955 British Standard colours can be obtained from Papers and Paints, at their premises just off the Fulham Road. View Larger...
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Some Tips on Commissioning Paint Analysis
Some Tips on Commissioning Paint Analysis by Patrick Baty Papers and Paints can be found here View Larger...
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