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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
31 x 19 cm (12 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Legacy dimension: .19 + x .31
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.602
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of Neutral orange ground on which are diagonal bands ornamented with groups of ovals, alternating with bands of irregular forms, printed with light neutral orange and a little blue 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)