1. Cretonnes in pale tints and chintzes in harmonizing colors are used for light woods

2. Cretonnes, like earlier chintzes, were designed as furnishing fabrics,not really meant for clothing. After the Civil War, as America went crazy for calico

3. Decorative Textiles: an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, Cretonnes, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers [George Leland Hunter, Henry W

4. English: Identifier: decorativetextil1918hunt (find matches) Title: Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, Cretonnes, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers Year: 1918 ()