cover image: Chintz fragments

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Chintz fragments

Research in Progress Two fragments which show the mirror image of a flowering tree motif.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for black, 2 reds and 2 purples applied over resist by brush and pen; madder dyed; blue applied by brush over resist; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft (a): 58 x 37.5 cm (22 13/16 x 14 3/4 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 56 x 22 cm (22 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-55-a,b
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/bb68845d2fb8b3c2bfbf886de6ac759e