cover image: Chintz fragments

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Chintz fragments

Research in Progress Two sections of a border with birds, flowering vases and garlands. Guard border of yellow at the top.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
early 18th century
Dates
early 18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 2 reds and purple applied over resist by brush and pen; madder dyed; blue applied over resist; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave.
Pages
H x W (a): 31.5 x 45 cm (12 3/8 x 17 11/16 in.) H x W (b): 14 x 41 cm (5 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India Persia
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-17-a/c
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c73ff88e0de027d7958d5c69648c6902