cover image: Chintz

20.500.12592/p1thpr

Chintz

Research in Progress Very loose diamond lattice made up of flowering vines and fruits, in black, brown, blue, purple, red, and pink 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 black, purple, brown and 2 reds, including madder) and dye (yellow) applied by brush or pen; blue applied by brush over resist; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 61 x 72 cm (24 x 28 3/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-14
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/7c73a952c571cdc95308306c39448e94