Medium:

Medium: cotton Technique: outline of pattern drawn on; mordants for 2 reds and 2 purples applied by pen or brush (sometimes over resist); madder dyed; blue applied by immersion over resist; chintz on plain weave

Dimensions:

Warp x Weft: 64 x 24 cm (25 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

Type:

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Chintz fragment

Made in:

India

Date:

18th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Fragment showing exotic flowers on blue stems.

Credit Line:

Gift of Josephine Howell

Accession Number:

1973-51-40

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/kq4f02666de-0295-4576-97f2-d6a312dde279

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1973-51-40