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2011
Vlisco
Length x width: 119.4 x 548.6 cm (47 x 216 in.)
Cotton plain weave, roller printed
Classification: Textiles
Culture: Dutch, for the African market
Accession number: 2011.2229
Description: Six yards of printed cotton (enough for a woman's three piece ensemble); printed with alphabets on a black board, inspired by design of the late ninteenth century, combined with computer laptops and cds. Chartreuse green and red background with blue, red and black. Labeled, "Guaranteed real Dutch wax block prints; printed in Holland" and "printed by Vlisco Holland"
Provenance/Ownership History: October 17, 2011, purchased from Vlisco by Bettina Burr; 2011, year-end gift of Burr to the MFA. (Accession date: December 30, 2011)
Gift of Bettina Burr in honor of Chris Geary, Teel Senior Curator of African and Oceanic Art