cover image: Chintz fragment

20.500.12592/sddncc

Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Stripes of roses and ribbons on different background. Three pieces sewn together.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
1750–1800
Dates
1750–1800
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordant for 2 reds and purple applied by pen and brush; madder dyed; blue applied (probably by immersion) over resist; chintz on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 18 × 25 cm (7 1/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-45
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/3cf11c815ae7c772ab02b7a7473ba533