cover image: Chintz fragments

20.500.12592/b1xcp5

Chintz fragments

Research in Progress Four fragments of a larger design of exotic blossoms, tree trunks, and birds on a white ground.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for reds, purples, black and browns applied by pen and brush (sometimes over resist); blue applied over resist; yellow applied over blue (chintz) on plain weave
Pages
H x W (a): 48 x 49 cm (18 7/8 x 19 5/16 in.) H x W (b): 48 x 54 cm (18 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.) H x W (c): 48 x 14 cm (18 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.) H x W (d): 48 x 6 cm (18 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-1-a/d
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/96dea5f923773f11e7a37b9fd7f475bd