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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer
Last week’s library program was “The Psychology of Color” presented by Tom Zumwalt, a local interior decorator.
Mr. Zumwalt spoke about the natural dyes used for color before the introduction of chemical dyes in 1770. He said that certain colors were only allowed to be worn by certain people, such as purple or blue for royalty. The reason for this was that the dyes were so expensive for certain colors that only a few people could afford them.
The color purple was made from snails, and it certainly took a lot of them to make a small amount of dye, he said. Blue was made from the gemstone lapis lazuli.
According to Mr. Zumwalt, until the mid-1700s, people could be sent to jail for wearing the wrong color. Only the emperor could wear the color purple, and red was worn only by women of certain trades. Black was reserved for judges and priests.
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