cover image: Chintz fragments

Chintz fragments

Research in Progress Four fragments of a large design of flowering branches on a white ground.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
late 18th century
Dates
late 18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants (black, 3 reds, 2 purples) applied by brush, sometimes over resist; madder dyed; blue applied over resist; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft (a): 201.9 x 130.8 cm (6 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 51 1/2 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 21 x 37.5 cm (8 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.) Warp x Weft (c): 21 x 37.5 cm (8 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.) Warp x Weft (d): 21.5 x 40 cm (8 7/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-59-a/d
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/d72d7c385b18921228c4ee4acf0db1a2