cover image: Chintz fragment

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Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Flowering vines and floral clusters. Indian adaption of a European woven fabric.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants (2 reds, black and purple) applied by pen or brush; madder dyed; blue brushed over resist; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 35.5 x 81 cm (14 x 31 7/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-23
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/a8cd24c05267c73613f77c66c2ac26ae