Chintz Navy Blue and Brick Red Bed Cover

Navy Blue and Brick Red in Chintz printing is a combination with deep roots in Indian export textiles, the navy providing the formal note, the brick red the warmth, the floral pattern in between acting as the mediator. In Sanganer, outside Jaipur, Rajasthan, this bed cover is printed with carved wooden blocks on pure cotton, each color requiring a separate pass of a separate block, the layers building by hand.

The Chintz tradition that began in India and swept European markets in the 18th century survives in its original form in Sanganer, outside Jaipur, Rajasthan. Artisans here still use carved wooden blocks, still register each color impression by eye, still produce cloth that is variable across its surface in the way that hand-made things always are. This bed cover in Navy Blue and Brick Red carries that lineage, the floral pattern from 18th-century Chintz vocabulary, the palette bold and assured.

Pure cotton yarn makes the ground breathable and soft. The color combination works in rooms with warm lighting and in rooms with cool lighting, the Navy pulls blue in one context, grey in another. The Brick Red stays itself in all conditions. Drape it across a bed and call it done.

Hand Block-Printed · Pure Cotton · Sanganer, Rajasthan · Chintz Tradition

Care Instructions

• Machine wash cold, gentle cycle.
• Wash separately for first two washes.
• Do not bleach. Line dry or tumble dry low.
• Iron on medium. Store folded in a cool, dry place.