This handsomely illustrated book, based on one of the world’s largest textile collections, sheds light on a little-understood category of global art: the intricate, astonishingly varied block-printed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chintz, which originated in India, is a glazed cotton painted with florals. Once associated with fashion, today it’s a decor ...

It’s spring, and the flowers are blooming. The fashion magazines say that overall-flower prints are the thing to wear this year. So why not “dress” your table in vintage flower-decorated dishes? From ...

Chintz has been making a comeback after decades of banishment. Once a standard in interior design, especially for upholstery and drapes, this glazed fabric usually featured floral prints on a ...

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Form trumps function in ordinary objects created to impart a sense of beauty and grace - even everyday things like dinnerware and fasteners. Question: Enclosed are photos of a creamer and sugar bowl ...

It's associated with ladies of a certain age, but chintz has a secret and exotic past. Far from epitomising Britishness and conservatism, this fabric was once a rare and racy luxury, discovers Dominic ...

Chintz has been making a comeback after decades of banishment. Once a standard in interior design, especially for upholstery and drapes, this glazed fabric usually featured floral prints on a ...

It’s spring and the flowers are blooming. The fashion magazines say that overall-flower prints are the thing to wear this year. So why not “dress” your table in vintage flower-decorated dishes? From ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we say the phrase “chintz,” what comes to mind? Sunday suppers at Aunt Marge's house? A retro hotel that's seen better days?

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