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Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: block-printed for outlines and imbricated background with mordant painted over resist for fillings (chintz) on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 21 × 56.5 cm (8 1/4 × 22 1/4 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Chintz fragment
Probably made in:
India
Date:
1750–1800
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Curving floral stems on white islands on a background of red ribbons and picotage.
Credit Line:
Gift of Josephine Howell
Accession Number:
1973-51-9
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq462b0ab73-37a3-443f-af2f-c399859dea9a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1973-51-9