cover image: Chintz fragment

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Chintz fragment

Research in Progress Diamond lattice with beads and ovals with isolated motifs in the center of each space. Although motifs are reused there is no formal repeat.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordant for 3 reds applied by brush or pen following pattern outline; madder dyed; blue applied by immersion after application of resist; chintz on plain weave
Pages
Warp x Weft: 61.5 x 58.9 cm (24 3/16 x 23 3/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1973-51-34
Rights
Gift of Josephine Howell
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/43eef36af6ebcae61c439478160f823e