Hat-Brim Lining
ca. 1725-1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This fabric would have been used to line one of the wide-brimmed straw hats worn by the women of Friesland in the Netherlands. The coastal town of Hindeloopen was particularly known for its use of chintz dress, including hats like this.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed |
| Brief description | Hat-brim lining, cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed, Coromandel Coast, India, ca. 1725-1750 |
| Physical description | Chintz fabric with floral design used as the lining for a straw hat. White ground, patterned in dull red and pink, violet, two blues, green and yellow. The yellow and green (overpainted) have almost disappeared, but the violet is well-preserved. |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1976/1287. |
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| Summary | This fabric would have been used to line one of the wide-brimmed straw hats worn by the women of Friesland in the Netherlands. The coastal town of Hindeloopen was particularly known for its use of chintz dress, including hats like this. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crill, Rosemary. Chintz : Indian textiles for the West London: V&A Publishing, 2008, Cat. No. 58, p. 30, illus. p. 106 |
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| Accession number | IS.23-1976 |
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| Record created | January 16, 2003 |
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