Madrasi Chintz, Sage / Blackcurrant Fabric by the Yard
All of our fabric and wallpaper is printed just for you, one order at a time. Nothing sits on a shelf waiting, and nothing is mass-produced.
Start with a sample. Tape the wallpaper to the wall, drape the fabric over the chair it's meant for, and see how the color and texture look in morning and evening light. Most decisions settle themselves within a few days.
Once your order arrives, we want you to love it. If you don't, for any reason, let us know. This applies to all retail orders. You have 60 days from delivery to reach out, and we'll reprint your items or you can return them for a refund. Your choice.
To start, email connect@vintagebotanica.com with your order number and a quick note about why you'd like a reprint or return. If something arrived damaged or misprinted, please include photos.
Hung wallpaper and cut fabric are still eligible, as long as the product comes back to us. Every reprint or refund requires the original product to be returned. Return shipping is yours to cover unless the product is defective, in which case we cover it.
Refunds go back to your original payment method within 5 business days after we receive your return. They cover the purchased items plus tax. If the product is defective, we also refund your original shipping.
We currently ship within the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and US territories. We ship to APO and FPO addresses and to PO boxes where the carrier allows it.
- Standard shipping is $9.99 per order for fabric and wallpaper
- Production takes 5 to 10 business days
- Transit takes 2 to 7 business days after your order ships
- Most orders arrive 2 to 3 weeks after you place them
Delivery to Alaska, Hawaii, US territories, and military addresses may take longer than the estimate above.
You'll get tracking by email as soon as your order ships. Orders with multiple items may arrive in more than one package as different products are printed in different locations.
Weather, holidays, and carrier delays happen. If your order is running past the estimate, get in touch and we'll look into it.
Lost or missing packages
If tracking shows delivered but your package isn’t there, check around your delivery spot and with neighbors first. Packages often turn up within a day. If it’s still missing, email us and we’ll open a claim with the carrier. If the carrier confirms the package is lost, we’ll reprint your order or refund it.
Questions
Email us at connect@vintagebotanica.com. We're a small team and we read everything.
- Most orders arrive in 2 to 3 weeks
Collection: The Textile Museum Collection (GW 6.112)
Origin: Coromandel Coast (Madras), India | Date: 17th Century
Originating from 17th-century Madras along India's famed Coromandel Coast, this pattern is a masterclass in early Indian textile art. Originally crafted as a painted cotton curtain, the design features closely repeating buti (botanical sprigs) with distinct spiky leaf bases and delicate, nodding blossoms.
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True to historic chintz production, the original piece was created using a complex multi-step process of hand-drawn wax resists and painted mordants prior to indigo and madder dyeing. The result is a rhythmically balanced, refined floral repeat that defined the 17th-century global trade in luxury painted cottons.
Exhibition & Publication History
A celebrated work in The Textile Museum's permanent collection, this fragment has been featured in four major exhibitions:
- Master Dyers to the World: Technique and Trade in Early Indian Dyed Cotton Textiles (1982–1983)
- Old Yarns with a new Twist: Familiar Favorites from the Textile Museum's Collection (1984)
- Seldom Seen: Director's Choice from the Museum's Collections (2006)
- 1,000 Years of Indian Textiles (2022)
The original textile is also documented and illustrated in key scholarship, including Mattiebelle Gittinger's landmark study Master Dyers to the World (1982), Walter Endrei's The First Hundred Years of European Textile-printing (1998), and Rahul Jain's Textiles and Garments at the Jaipur Court (2016).
The Fabric
Decor Chenille
A short, dense pile with a velvet-like surface on a firm woven ground. Fine striations catch the light as it moves across the room, deepening the color. Substantial weight keeps a clean line on upholstery and gives tailored drapery a decisive fall.
- Composition: 100% polyester
- Width: 56 in printable (57 in full)
- Weight: 400 gsm
- For: Upholstery, cushions, headboards, heavy drapery
Cotton Linen
A fine, even linen-cotton weave. Color prints cleanly while the woven surface remains visible, keeping solid grounds from going flat without softening fine linework. Light in the hand, it falls in narrow, supple folds and filters light rather than blocking it.
- Composition: 55% linen, 45% cotton
- Width: 54 in printable
- Weight: 250 gsm
- For: Upholstery, curtains, table linens, pillows
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