What Is a Chintz Pattern
The Word Chintz Originally Referred to Calico (Plain-Woven Cotton) Textiles in a Floral Design, but Has Since Evolved to Refer Broadly to That Floral Pattern...
The word chintz originally referred to calico (plain-woven cotton) textiles in a floral design, but has since evolved to refer broadly to that floral pattern from the textiles. It also is used to refer to the style on other items like pottery and wallpaper.
How do you identify a chintz?
Modern chintz usually consists of bright overall floral patterns printed on a light background but there are some popular patterns on black backgrounds as well.
Why is it called chintz?
Chintz — which comes from the Hindi word chint, meaning “’spotted’, ‘variegated’, ‘speckled’, or ‘sprayed’”, as Fee writes in the book Cloth That Changed the World originated in modern-day India and Pakistan thousands of years ago.
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