cover image: Chintz fragment

20.500.12592/bbj3d5

Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Fragment of a repeating pattern with flowers, rococo scrolls and animals. Fragment has been cut as for a valance.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 3 reds applied by pen and brush; madder dyed; blue applied by brush over resist; yellow applied by brush; chitnz on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 60 x 17 cm (23 5/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-54
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/78270bddf88ddd7b7a3d02120d528889