[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Gown # Gown Chintz dresses of this cut were worn in Hindeloopen in northern Holland, although they were usually made of more colourful chintz fabric. This monochrome type was probably intended as mourning wear. The design is taken from a French woven silk pattern of the early 18th century. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1725 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-18-1950](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-18-1950) · Pramāṇa