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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
19 x 31 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .31 x .19+
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.633
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of irregularly painted ground with light and dark neutral orange and black in a design of small spots or scales. On this are medallions printed alternately with a dark blue and a light neutral 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)