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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
30 x 20 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.); Legacy dimension: .20 x .30
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.608
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of Light neutral orange ground with diagonal bands of irregular ornament printed with neutral orange and dark blue.
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)