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Chintz fragment

18th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Curving vines with exotic blossoms. Band of red at bottom. Outline for shapes visible.

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Title: Chintz fragment
Date Created: 18th century
Location Created: India
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/151754
Medium: Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for red, black and brown applied over resist; some areas of red mordant applied by pen; madder dyed; blue applied by brush over resist; chintz on plain weave
Credit line: Gift of Josephine Howell

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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