cover image: Chintz

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Chintz

Research in Progress Various flowers with trailing stems on a red ground.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants (black, 3 reds, 2 purples) applied by brush or pen (red over a resist); blue applied by brush over resist; yellow (now faded) applied by brush; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 79.5 x 44 cm (31 5/16 x 17 5/16 in.) Repeat H (straight): 55.9 cm (22 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-30
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/18c93112aac30a6e9be7594ac89354f8