cover image: Chintz

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Chintz

Research in Progress Lace-like curves with floral sprays and bouquets. Design is a response to European fabrics of about 1760.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
1770s
Dates
1770s
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for black, 2 reds and 2 purples applied by pen and brush: yellow and blue applied by brush, used together for green; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 71 x 74 cm (27 15/16 x 29 1/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-42
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/8da873d2f8d55f42a89ad21a90a93709