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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 -dyed (batik)
Dimensions
32 x 20 cm (12 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.530
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of dark blue ground evenly powdered with small rosettes printed with neutral orange and light 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)