Jacket
ca. 1780 (made)
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Jacket made of resist-dyed and printed cotton chintz, and lined with cotton. The fabric has a dark purple ground with a floral vine design in red, white and pale blue. Low neck, a bodice fastening in the front with hooks and eyes, and a skirt gathered at the back. Lined with a coarser blue-and-white striped cotton.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Resist-dyed and printed cotton chintz, lined with cotton |
| Brief description | Jacket made of resist-dyed and printed cotton chintz, South-East India, ca. 1780 |
| Physical description | Jacket made of resist-dyed and printed cotton chintz, and lined with cotton. The fabric has a dark purple ground with a floral vine design in red, white and pale blue. Low neck, a bodice fastening in the front with hooks and eyes, and a skirt gathered at the back. Lined with a coarser blue-and-white striped cotton. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008.
Plate 75, pp. 124 and 125 |
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| Accession number | IS.370-1992 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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