cover image: Chintz

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Chintz

Research in Progress Curving vines enclosing motifs of people, buildings and a quail-like bird. Blue band at top.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants (black, brown, 2 reds, 2 purples) and dye (yellow) applied by pen or brush; blue applied by brush; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 56.5 x 59 cm (22 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-60
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/12c5c46eb5f0ab9bd9146084f264db12