Artifact: Piece of chintz fabric
Materials: Chintz
Dimensions: L. 61 1/2 x W. 35 1/2 inches 156.2 x 90.2 cm
Date: ca. 1770
Origin: British, Crayford, Kent
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: OASC
Ledger Entry: Chintz
Department: Textile
Customer: Elizabeth Pearson
Ledger Page: 77
Imported From: While this technique was developed in India, a modified version of this technique was being used to produce chintz in England as early as 1676; therefore chintz could have been imported from either.
Product Description
Chintz refers to a printed cotton created with a madder-mordant technique. In colonial America, chintz was used for both clothing and upholstery.
Citation: Florence M. Montgomery. Textiles in America, 1650-1870 : a Dictionary Based on Original Documents : Prints and Paintings, Commercial Records, American Merchants' Papers, Shopkeepers' Advertisements, and Pattern Books with Original Swatches of Cloth. (New York :Norton, 1984), 200.;
Historical Price: 32 shillings per yard; Modern USD: $359
Product Variations
The databases record only two sales of chintz. Chintz No. 5 sold for thirty two shillings per yard, while Fine Chintz No. 6 sold for only five shillings three pence per yard.
