Medium:

Medium: cotton Technique: mordants (2 reds, purple and black) applied by brush and pen; madder dyed; blue apparently brushed over a crackled resist; chintz on plain weave

Dimensions:

Warp x Weft: 71.5 x 46 cm (28 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.)

Repeat H x W: 44.5 x 45.7 cm (17 1/2 x 18 in.)

Type:

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Chintz

Probably made in:

India

Date:

18th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Fantastic scrolling shapes with elaborate floral bouquets.

Credit Line:

Gift of Josephine Howell

Accession Number:

1973-51-33

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq403b5374e-2bbe-4a4d-a45f-f70da7d30510

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1973-51-33