cover image: Chintz fragments

20.500.12592/gh34hz

Chintz fragments

Research in Progress Bars and exotic organic shapes. Component A is five pieces pasted together.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 3 reds, black and 2 purples applied over resist; dyed; blue applied by immersion over resist; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft (a): 58.5 x 66.5 cm (23 1/16 x 26 3/16 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 8.5 x 10 cm (3 3/8 x 3 15/16 in.) Warp x Weft (c): 7.5 x 10.5 cm (2 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-63-a/c
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c1e7abf61a32ccd9deeef505f99973a7