Chintz

Chintz is a cotton fabric printed or painted with designs, typically large flowers, and often glazed to a shine.

Chintz began as the painted and printed cottons of India, made with mordant and resist dyeing in fast, brilliant colours. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries they became so fashionable in Europe that several countries restricted their import to protect local weavers.

What does chintz mean today?

A glazed cotton printed with large-scale florals, mostly for furnishing. The glaze, once made with starch and polishing, gives the characteristic sheen. See also toile de Jouy and mordant.

Sources

Chintz (AAT 300132876). Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Chintz (Q1074462). Wikidata