cover image: Chintz fragments

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Chintz fragments

Research in Progress Fragment of a larger design. Fragment includes part of a stripe, part of a floral arrangement, and what might be the tail of a bird.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
late 18th century
Dates
late 18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for red and purple applied over resist; madder dyed; blue applied by immersion over resist, (chintz) on plain weave
Pages
H x W (a): 9.5 x 23.5 cm (3 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.) H x W (b): 10 x 6 cm (3 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-5-a,b
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/072c2f6551d7ec470b794385f348e3e9