cover image: Chintz

20.500.12592/275h2g

Chintz

Research in Progress Curving floral stripes of carnations and roses in an alternate arrangement of motifs.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 2 reds, purple and black applied by pen and brush, then immersion dyed in madder; 2 shades of blue; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 88 x 72 cm (34 5/8 x 28 3/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-27
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/dde0ad9a0fece1eca62c1c3c5b87e620