cover image: Chintz fragment

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Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Curving vines with exotic blossoms. Band of red at bottom. Outline for shapes visible.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for red, black and brown applied over resist; some areas of red mordant applied by pen; madder dyed; blue applied by brush over resist; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 67.5 x 60.5 cm (26 9/16 x 23 13/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-41
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/8339f7294f8edad2ad0cca2fb7594d78