Indigo Field Check
Solid dark and cream squares alternate with speckled mixed-yarn blocks in a rustic woven checkerboard.
Sold in 50 cm lengths
Width: approx. 43 cm · Recorded total: approx. 400 cm
- Quantity 1
- Approx. 50 × 43 cm
- Quantity 2
- Approx. 100 × 43 cm
Multiple quantities are cut as one continuous piece whenever possible. Recorded dimensions describe the documented textile, not live stock. Check Etsy for current availability, options and pricing.
- Object ID
- TA-JN-0025
- Origin
- Jiangnan · Jiangnan / Chongming-Haimen style; no single locality established
- Period
- c. 1940s–1960s
- Dating confidence
- estimated
- Material
- Cotton
- Dimensions
- Approx. Width 43 cm; recorded total length 400 cm
- Technique
- Handwoven homespun · Yarn-dyed weave
- Pattern
- Woven checkerboard
- Colours
- Indigo navy · Black · Natural cream
Object condition
Vintage cotton with natural yarn and weaving irregularities. The supplied photographs document the surface, edges and surviving condition.
Identification notes
Solid dark and cream squares alternate with speckled mixed-yarn blocks in a rustic woven checkerboard.
Regional attribution: Jiangnan / Chongming-Haimen style; no single locality established. The exact maker, workshop and production year are not documented.
The pattern is described as woven into the cloth, rather than printed on its surface.
