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Batik sample
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Place of Creation: Surakarta, Java, Indonesian, Central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, hand drawn (tulis) wax resist-dyed (batik)
Dimensions
33 x 20 cm (13 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.511
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of light neutral orange closely covered with fine waving lines printed with neutral orange and black. On it are medallions printed witih dark blue, 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)