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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 (batik)
Dimensions
24 x 35 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.569
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik cloth with design of alternating rows of star and rosette motifs in light brown and natural ecru on a dark blue ground.
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)