Callico
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A short encyclopedia entry defining calico as a cotton cloth resembling linen, and deriving the name from Calicut, where the Portuguese first landed in India. It lists the varieties grouped under the name (plain, printed, painted, stained, dyed, chintz, muslin) and describes decorated pieces with flowers or gold and silver stripes. It notes that calico printing began in London around 1676.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1803
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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