International studio . pluralchintzes commonly employed to designatecotton cloths printed in a number of differentcolours and often glazed. The present vogue forchintz draperies, loose covers for chairs and set-tees, even table cloths, has once more made thequaint old word one of common modern usagecovering a wide range in quality and original definition would have been apainted or stained calico from India. .d fromthis definition it becomes apparent how in duecourse chintz became known as an English imagination cannot fail to picture the cara-vanseries of rich spices and
International studio . pluralchintzes commonly employed to designatecotton cloths printed in a number of differentcolours and often glazed. The present vogue forchintz draperies, loose covers for chairs and set-tees, even table cloths, has once more made thequaint old word one of common modern usagecovering a wide range in quality and original definition would have been apainted or stained calico from India. .d fromthis definition it becomes apparent how in duecourse chintz became known as an English imagination cannot fail to picture the cara-vanseries of rich spices and jewels and choicerobings which the East India Trading Companyconveyed from the Orient to European shoresat such great cost of time and money, thatChristopher Columbus set out for to find a shortway round to the East Indies, and just chancedupon our hemisphere. And amongst the moreelegant silks, satins, and velvets, came the cali-coes—the printed and stained calicoes ofIndia. To this day in England, one buys calico. a print showing mythological scenesIbrown and yellow]
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