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Batik sample
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax resist-dyed (batik)
Dimensions
30 x 19 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.532
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of dark blue ground symmetrically powdered with star and rosette forms printed with neutral orange, light neutral orange and black.
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)