violet

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Much of the exhibition is set in Bess's bedchamber, and the violet satin dress which will be on display is described as "a rare survivor of its time" and recorded in Hardwick's inventories of 1601.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The author promises discoveries as well as a fresh take on the familiar, including 19th-century paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Charles-François Daubigny, a violet Caspar David Friedrich moonscape and plenty of Georgia O’Keeffe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

I dream of lizards, dark skies, sand dunes and sunsets streaked in rose-mauve and smoky violet, the air heavy with the scent of wet creosote and campfire smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The show opened with a series of violet, green and silver sequined tops in a 1920s style -- reproductions of a bodice designed by early 20th-century French designer Paul Poiret who Anderson namechecked as inspiration.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Inside the card are a receipt for a yearly subscription to Feminist Monthly, a pressed violet, and a letter folded into the shape of a rabbit:

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone