Maerz et Paul A Dictionary of Color New York : 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 192 ; Color Sample : Page 31 Plate 4 Color Sample J6 -- Cerise However, it was used at least as early as 1846 in a book of crochet patterns.
Maerz et Paul, A Dictionary of Color New York : 1930 -- McGraw-Hill See Hollywood in Index, Page 196 and Color Sample of Hollywood, Page 33, Plate 5, Color Sample K5