Textile, Medium: plain weave cotton Technique: mordant and resist painted; immersion dyed (chintz), Scrolling vines with red and blue flowers, including tulips and carnations, on a cream-colored ground. Emphasis is given to the forms of the flowers by leaving a very narrow white space between the edge of the petals and the outlines. Piece is seamed across center. Lower section shows evidence of a border at the right side., White cotton, on which a strongly curved vine appears, from which spring various large flowers. The foliage is now blue as the yellow has diappeared. Blossoms in reds, pink: some show details of a gray-violet. Drawing is heavy, bold, emphatic; flowers seen in profile are realistically drawn; naturalistic veining in leaves. Emphasis is given the forms of flowers by a trick of leaving a very narrow white space between the edge of petals and the outlines, which are sometimes red, sometimes brown. Among the flowers the tulip and carnation are identifiable., Colors: Two shades of red, pink, blue, a gray violet (faded purple), brown and red for outlines., India, 1700–1750, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile
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Textile, Medium, plain weave cotton Technique, mordant, resist painted, immersion dyed, chintz, Scrolling vines, red, blue flowers, tulips, carnations, cream-colored ground, Emphasis, given, forms, flowers, leaving a, narrow white space, edge, petals, outlines, Piece, seamed across center, Lower section, evidence, border, right side, White cotton, strongly curved vine, spring various large flowers, foliage, now blue, yellow, diappeared, Blossoms, reds, pink, details, gray-violet, Drawing, heavy, bold, emphatic, flowers, profile, realistically drawn, naturalistic veining, leaves, Emphasis, given, forms, flowers, trick, leaving a, narrow white space, edge, petals, outlines, sometimes red, sometimes brown, flowers, tulip, carnation, identifiable, Colors, Two shades, red, pink, blue, gray violet, faded purple, brown, red, outlines, India, 1700–1750, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile
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