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Batik sample
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Object Place: Surakarta, Java, Indonesia, Central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax resist-dyed (batik)
Dimensions
31 x 20 cm (12 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.505
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of zigzag lines printed with dark blue, light and dark brown and natural ecru.
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)