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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 31 cm (7 7/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.571
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of neutral yellowish orange ground on which is a design of alternating light and dark rosettes, with the points of the petals touching. Printed with dark blue, light neutral yellowish orange and black.
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)