cover image: Chintz

20.500.12592/nfm2xb

Chintz

Research in Progress Alternation of two floral columns.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for black, brown and 3 reds applied by pen and brush; madder dyed; blue applied by brush over resist; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 48 x 40 cm (18 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.) Repeat H x W: 28.6 x 29.8 cm (11 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-56
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/bd11c0c5ce9f6f6e93d5aac92a4c892b