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Chair seat cover

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1805-1820

GUSN

GUSN-30243

Description

Roughly oblong; red cotton ground printed with flowering vine in brown and blue on white. Pieced in three sections. 5" drop; drawstring hem pieced from two prints: one is flowering vine as above; other is red floral on white.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
covers (overlying objects)
block printing (relief printing process)
chintz
cotton (textile)
stitching
piecing
textiles
upholstery
floral patterns
vines
Cover, Furnishing
Cover, Chair Seat
Cotton
Chintz
Upholstery
Transfer Printed
Hand Stitched
Floral
Vine
Pieced
Unidentified Textile
Cover, Chair Seat

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

India

Dimensions

13 x 25 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1924.357

Related Items

Title Chair seat cover Accession Number 1924.356

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