One of the oldest artefacts in the isishweshwe collection, this dress is
an example of 'Indienne'. It is made of Indian cotton (chintz or
calico) and has a continuous pattern of delicate intertwined stems
bearing leaves and flowers. The dress originated on the Coromandel coast
of India in the third quarter of the 18th century. Indian chintz was
extremely popular throughout the eighteenth century, and was imported
into the Netherlands by the Dutch East India Company, thus making it
available at the Company's halfway station at the Cape.
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