cover image: Chintz fragments

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Chintz fragments

Research in Progress Four fragments of elaborate design of large and small elongated ovals.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants (2 reds, 2 purples, 2 browns) applied by brush or pen, sometimes over resist; yellow and 2 blues (over resist) applied by brush; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft (a): 93.5 x 19 cm (36 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 16 x 26 cm (6 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.) Warp x Weft (c): 11.5 x 31 cm (4 1/2 x 12 3/16 in.) Warp x Weft (d): 24 x 17 cm (9 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-18-a/d
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/e3a5870c2b8aea634a3e2b6980ccb6d6