What is Chintz?

Hindelooper sitsen babyjacket, or 'sliepwentke' of multicolored sits with birds of paradise on flowery branches on white ground

Katoenen kassekien, ondergrond van wit met fijn paars bladmotief, met daartussen een bloempatroon op wit fond. Driekwart lang model, halflange mouw, sluiting met zes haken en ogen. Voering: beige/bruin motief. Lage rechte hals met koordje in zoom, achter …

Apron of satin, with large wavy flower tendrils on white ground

Pair of mittens or claws made of chintz with white fond

Hindelooper bottom oerlof, with satin front and sleeves, and striped body

A badan ('body') framed with a red and a smaller blue stripe with floral motifs such as flowers, leaves and birds. The background motif of woven bamboo mat is called bilik (Heringa, 1996). Veldhuisen calls the cloth chintz. It was destined for exp…

Empire jacket of satin with a border motif along the hem and in the sleeves

Hindelooper under vest, petticoat with body of Indian chintz with small 'Japanese' motive, sleeves and front with varied floral motives on white ground

Witte indiase sits, bloemenrand in rood, blauw en paars, boom in middenveld

Hindelooper summer slipper made of striped cotton printed on purple and front of satin and printed cotton; without sleeves.

Coupon of chintz with 'Japanese' motive of pine branches with prunus blossoms on white ground, fragment of cloth, intended for japonese skirt.

Wide skirt in white sits, printed with red and blue flowers between dots. The skirt is pleated on the band.

‘Wentke’ is the Hindeloopen name for this type of long-waisted chintz coat that was worn on high days by the women of that village in the province of Friesland. Wentkes could also be worn as mourning dress. This coat with blue floral scrolls on a white gr…

Lower garter consisting of several parts of printed cotton, satin and silk, part of the decoration of a Hindeloopen woman.

Woman's jacket ('caraco') and matching petticoat of cotton fabric, resist- and mordant-dyed (chintz), Coromandel Coast; England, ca. 1770-1780. Woman's jacket ('caraco') and matching petticoat of cotton fabric, resist- and mordant-…

Woman's open gown of cotton and linen, hand-painted and woven in India, sewn in Great Britain, 1795-1800. Woman's open gown of hand-painted Indian cotton and linen. Hand-woven and hand-sewn. Mordant dyed. Cut without a waist seam, and constructed …

Man's cotton chintz banyan lined with block-printed cotton, fabric made in Coromandel Coast, possibly tailored in Netherlands or England, 1750-1775.   

Man's informal robe or banyan of silk (red faded to pink, with pattern woven in colours), lined with block-printed cotton dyed with madder. The lining has an all-over black-printed trailing vine and floral design in a design reminscent of Indian chint…

Woman's open dress of Indian cotton chintz painted and block-printed, fabric made in Coromandel Coast, dress made in the Netherlands, ca. 1780. Woman's open dress of Indian cotton chintz fabric painted and block-printed with gold spots. Resist- an…