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Chintz fragment

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Fragment of a larger panel showing figures in Asian-style dress.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Josephine Howell

    Date

    18th century

    Accession Number

    1973-51-26

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    printed, dyed & painted textiles
    Chintz fragment

    Medium

    Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for black, 2 reds and 2 purples applied by brush and pen; madder dyed; blue applied over resist by immersion; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave

    Dimensions

    Warp x Weft: 37 x 51 cm (14 9/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

    made in

    India

    See more items in

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Textiles Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48c5b80ea-ae32-479e-ae03-29f491e05a78

    Record ID

    chndm_1973-51-26

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