cover image: Chintz fragment

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Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Curving floral stems on white islands on a background of red ribbons and picotage.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
1750–1800
Dates
1750–1800
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: block-printed for outlines and imbricated background with mordant painted over resist for fillings (chintz) on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 21 × 56.5 cm (8 1/4 × 22 1/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-9
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/047e1e266df3960c1ce2eee6f2d062d3