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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
20 x 32 cm (7 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.575
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCotton batik with design of light neutral orange ground with horizontal bands of neutral orange edged with fine curling lines printed with black. Lines of dark blue spots cross the piece diagonally.
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)