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Chintz
18th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Diamond lattice of columns and curving ribbons enclosing floral sprays. Indian adaptation of a European design for printed fabric.
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Details
- Title: Chintz
- Date Created: 18th century
- Location Created: India
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 3 reds, 2 purples, and black applied by pen and brush; madder dyed; blue and yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave
- Credit line: Gift of Josephine Howell
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