cover image: Chintz fragment

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Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Ribbon-tied stems of flowers. Design is an Indian adaption of a European woven fabric as part of the motif is a mirror image.
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 by pen or brush; madder dyed; blue applied over resist; yellow over blue for green; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 24.5 x 11.5 cm (9 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-74
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/e6101ecb14a7115672a319eaecb27042