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Batik sample
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Place of Creation: Surakarta, Java, Indonesia, central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax-resist (batik)
Dimensions
50 x 41 cm (19 11/16 x 16 1/8 in.); Legacy dimension: .41 x .50+
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.544
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with dark blue ground on which the design of vines, insects and strange forms is printed with light neutral orange and neutral orange.
Provenance1921, sold by Prince Ario Kusumodiningrat (b. circa 1860), Surakarta, to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947) for the MFA. (Accession date: April 7, 1921)