cover image: Chintz

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Chintz

Research in Progress Fantastic scrolling shapes with elaborate floral bouquets.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants (2 reds, purple and black) applied by brush and pen; madder dyed; blue apparently brushed over a crackled resist; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 71.5 x 46 cm (28 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.) Repeat H x W: 44.5 x 45.7 cm (17 1/2 x 18 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-33
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/795f5bbb60210bf84f99ab91136fec31