Panel from a Set of Hangings

Scrolling and scalloped ribbons of feathers and foliage snake down this chintz textile. The intricate, meandering design is a response to the so-called “lace pattern” woven silk fabrics made in Europe in the early 18th century. One of four panels, an English East India Company trade stamp on the hanging from the same set at the Minneapolis Institute of Art suggests the entire lot was destined for the English market where fabrics with light-colored backgrounds were especially fashionable.