cover image: Chintz fragment

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Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Fragment from a larger panel. Design of flowers springing from decorative shapes.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 2 reds, 2 purples and black applied over resist; madder dyed; blue applied over resist by immersion; yellow applied by brush, (chintz) on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 56 x 22 cm (22 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-10
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/1fa24a36b7072dc7bea84a033273d1a5