cover image: Chintz fragment

20.500.12592/bn4sxw

Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Irregular fragment of a large scale design with tree trunk, flowers and large leaves.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 2 reds and 2 purples applied by brush; madder dyed; blue applied over resist; yellow over blue for green; chintz on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 45 x 30.5 cm (17 11/16 x 12 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-73
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/e2ca7e84c756bb92981013bc4ba59ea1