Persian red is a deep reddish orange earth or pigment from the

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composed of a

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iron Iron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe () and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's o ...

and

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, with magnesia. It is also called artificial vermillion. The first recorded use of ''Persian red'' as a color name in English was in 1895. Other colors associated with Persia include Persian pink, Persian rose, Persian orange, Persian blue and Persian green.

In human culture

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insisted upon a ground of Persian red for the murals

John LaFarge John La Farge (March 31, 1835 – November 14, 1910) was an American artist whose career spanned illustration, murals, interior design, painting, and popular books on his Asian travels and other art-related topics. La Farge made stained glass ...

executed lining the interior of

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.Raguin, Virginia C. Decorator: John LaFarge in ''The makers of Trinity Church in the city of Boston'', ed. James F. O'Gorman, D. Amherst :

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{{Persian colors Persian red Inorganic pigments

In human culture

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