cover image: Chintz fragment

20.500.12592/4m27fs

Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Diamond lattice enclosing floral forms. Horizontal line at bottom. Faint pencil line at right where fabric was cut.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
1750–1800
Dates
1750–1800
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants (2 reds, black, purple and brown) and dye (yellow) applied by brush or pen; blue brushed over resist; chintz on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 112.5 × 55.5 cm (44 5/16 × 21 7/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-71
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/5ff4bb4be67e84a06c14203674af34af