cover image: Chintz fragment

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Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Curving ribbons and floral stripes with butterflies among the flowers.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
1750–1800
Dates
1750–1800
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 2 reds, brown and black applied by pen and brush; madder dyed; blue applied over resist; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 20.5 × 36 cm (8 1/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-46
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/f4ad29dd4dc3d7eb0cb9ff33c1dba4df