cover image: Chintz fragment

20.500.12592/3t3b3z

Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Fragment of a palampore. Architectural shapes and plants. The border changes direction.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 2 reds, brown, black and lavender applied by pen and brush; madder dyed; blue applied (by brush?) over resist; yellow applied by brush over blue for green; chintz on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 31.5 x 30.5 cm (12 3/8 x 12 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-35
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/6809d0f3ef082616ecf5b83c6f3a6bb2