chintz
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thumb|Chintz jacket and neckerchief with glazed printed cotton petticoat. 1770–1800. MoMu, Antwerp. Chintz () is a woodblock printed, painted, stained or glazed calico textile that originated in Golconda (present day Hyderabad, India) in the 16th century. The cloth is printed with designs featuring flowers and other patterns in different colours, typically on a light, plain background.
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Vinony files it under 16th-century inventions, Hindi words and phrases and Indian inventions.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- India
- Material used
- flax
- Image
- Jacket and shawl in chintz, skirt in glazed printed cotton, 1770-1800. MoMu - Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp, www.momu.be. Photo by Hugo Maertens, Bruges..jpg
- Has use
- clothing
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Chintz
- different from
- cretonne
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thumb|Chintz jacket and neckerchief with glazed printed cotton petticoat. 1770–1800. MoMu, Antwerp. Chintz () is a woodblock printed, painted, stained or glazed calico textile that originated in Golconda (present day Hyderabad, India) in the 16th century. The cloth is printed with designs featuring flowers and other patterns in different colours, typically on a light, plain background.
== Name == The name is derived from the , , meaning "spotted", "variegated", "speckled", or "sprayed". Since the 19th century, the term has also been used for the style of floral decoration developed in those calico textiles but then used more widely, for example on chintzware pottery and wallpaper. Chintz designs are derived from the style of Indian designs themselves reflecting Mughal art. A white base with floral and animal prints are its basic characteristics.
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