cover image: Chintz border

Chintz border

Research in Progress Part of a border with an essentially symmetrical arrangement of plants and scrolls on right side of a tree.
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 pen and brush; madder dyed; blue applied in two strengths by brush; chintz on plain weave
Pages
H x W x D: 38 x 54 cm (14 15/16 x 21 1/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-75
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/d327c8c67d4c3e1fd4636055c34883c7