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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
49 x 41 cm (19 5/16 x 16 1/8 in.); Legacy dimension: .41 x .49+
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.546
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik. The ground is a light neutral yellow closely covered with irregular spots and curling lines printed with light neutral yellow, black 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)