cover image: Textile

20.500.12592/9r9ngs

Textile

Research in Progress Grid of curving stems containing cartouches of dancing figures on a red background. Made for export to Thailand.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
late 18th century
Dates
late 18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordant for 2 reds and purple applied by pen and brush; madder dyed; blue applied by brush; yellow applied over blue for green; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 25.4 x 38.1 cm (10 x 15 in.) Repeat: 15.2 x 15.2 cm (6 x 6 in.)
Place Discussed
India Coromandel Coast (for Thai market)
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-50
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/ae020d1ab8b207d6d475b393a37c56f3