India’s painted and printed cottons are the perfect metaphor for a world woven together as one. These gorgeous florals and toiles, called “Indiennes” but also known as “chintz,” were desired around the globe. In this exhibition, the Royal Ontario Museum looks at India’s textile innovations and inventive design motifs, its influence on fashion, and the way these colorful, covetable cottons connected cultures. —L.J.

The Cloth That Changed the World: India’s Painted and Printed Cottons
–
Royal Ontario Museum / Toronto / Art
Royal Ontario Museum / Toronto / Art
Photo: Sophena Kwon, Maiwa.
Buy tickets here
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada
Get Directions »
Start a New Search
Subscribers Only
Start your free trial to access the full Arts Intel Report
Subscribe to Air Mail to access every article
and search our entire Arts Intel Report.
Already a subscriber? Sign in here.