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Cape

c. 1750 (made), c.1800 (made)
Place of origin
Coromandel Coast (made)
Friesland (used)

Chintz capes like this were worn indoors and outdoors by women in Friesland, Netherlands in the winter in the 18th century. This one is very pieced, and was no doubt made from pieces of chintz left over from tailoring a dress. A wentke (woman's gown) in the same material is in the collection of the Museum 'Hidde Nijland Stichting' Hindeloopen.

Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Textiles
Fashion
Accessories
Object type
Cape
Materials and techniques
Mordant and resist-dyed cotton, lined with linen and wool
Cotton
Wool
Mordant Dyed
Resist Dyed
Brief description
Chintz cape, patched mordant and resist-dyed cotton (chintz) fragments with wool lining, Coromandel Coast for the Dutch market, c. 1750; Textiles; Clothing; Women's Clothes; Accessories
Physical description
Circular cape of mordant and resist-dyed cotton (chintz) and lined with Dutch fabric of linen and wool. Blue ground with large floral motifs in red and white. Patched together from smaller fragments. Two arm-holes, with a hook closure at the neck and ribbon ties at the chest.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20in
  • Length: 50.7cm
  • Repeat length: 16.5in
  • Repeat length: 42cm
  • Repeat width: 10.5in
  • Repeat width: 26cm
Gallery label
(01/08/2017)
WOMAN’S CAPE
Cotton, mordant- and resist-dyed, lined with wool
Coromandel Coast for the Dutch market
c. 1750

Various European markets preferred different styles of chintz. The Dutch market tended to favour chintz with dark backgrounds and bold motifs. This blue-ground chintz cape belonged to a family in Hindeloopen, in the Netherlands. It was patched together from uneven pieces, probably scraps left over from tailoring a garment.
Credit line
Given by G. P. Baker
Summary
Chintz capes like this were worn indoors and outdoors by women in Friesland, Netherlands in the winter in the 18th century. This one is very pieced, and was no doubt made from pieces of chintz left over from tailoring a dress. A wentke (woman's gown) in the same material is in the collection of the Museum 'Hidde Nijland Stichting' Hindeloopen.
Bibliographic references
  • Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008. Plate 59, p. 106
  • Irwin, John and Katherine Brett, Origins of Chintz, London, 1970. With a catalogue of Indo-European cotton-paintings in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. ISBN 112900534. pp.116-7, cat. no. 134, pl. 118
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.23-1950

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Record createdNovember 28, 2007
Record URL
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