Batik sample
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Place of Creation: Surakarta, Java, Indonesia, central
Dimensions
36 x 24 cm (14 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Accession Number
21.531
Medium or Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax resist-dyed (batik)
Not On View
Collections
Asia, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Sample of cotton batik with design of dark blue ground evenly powdered with a rosette form framed in a diagonal lattice. Printed with neutral yellowish orange and light neutral yellowish orange.
Provenance
Purchased through Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy for the MFA from the private colletion of the Javanese prince Ario Kurumodiningrat, an elder brother of the then reigning sultan in Surakarta (Solo); April 21, 1921
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund