cover image: Chintz fragment

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Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Curving vines and isolated flowers on a blue and white striped background.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
late 18th century
Dates
late 18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 2 reds, black and purple applied by brush or pen; blue brushed on in two depths, (chintz) on plain weave.
Pages
Warp x Weft: 13.5 x 39.5 cm (5 5/16 x 15 9/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-7
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/8fda2a6572dca8687b011a06532877f3