Indian chintz

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This is a detail of one of the palampores at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, where they have a very fine collection and their book illustrating many called Chintz by Rosemary Crill their curator. This one is dated approx 1720 from the Coromandel Coast, India, and was made to be a bedcover or wall hanging. These designs have been famously copied by Braquenie (French fabric makers) and some of the details repeated and copied in our own Paisley shawls and other clothing and fabrics…

Indian chintz is characterised by its printed or painted floral designs and vibrant, durable colours. To know more, visit MAP Academy's Encylopedia of Art.

Buy Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West 1 by Crill, Rosemary (ISBN: 9781851775323) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Palampore detail Coromandel Coast, India, ca. 1700 Red ground chintz The Karun Thakar Collection

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CFAs can be requested for orders of 5m/5 yards or over. No claims for faulty fabrics or wallpapers can be made after the fabrics or wallpapers have been cut or hung. All of our fabrics have passed the Cigarette FR test but will either need to be used in combination with a suitable FR interliner or backcoating to meet the relevant FR standards. Copyright in all designs owned by Soane Limited. All rights reserved no reproduction permitted.

V&A indian textile print

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