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Chintz Bed Cover or Hanging with a Japanese-inspired Pattern, Right Half

1700–1750

India, Coromandel Coast, first half of the 18th century

Cotton: drawn resist, painted mordants, dyed (2 reds, 2 blues, purple, brown, green)
Overall: 284.5 x 136 cm (112 x 53 9/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2003.43
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This chintz was made in India for the Japanese market.
  • 1940s and 50s
    (Bacri Freres, Paris, France)
    ?–2003
    (Francesca Galloway, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    2003–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art,
  • Peck, Amelia, and Amy Elizabeth Bogansky. Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013. cat. no. 35, pp. 183–184
    Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 365; Reproduced: pp. 360–361
  • Interwoven Globe: Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (September 10, 2013-January 2, 2014).
  • {{cite web|title=Chintz Bed Cover or Hanging with a Japanese-inspired Pattern, Right Half|url=false|author=|year=1700–1750|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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