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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-dyed (batik
Dimensions
24 x 35 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.535
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of alternate rows of dark brown and dark blue diamonds arranged diagonally, the diamonds are framed by wavy lines printed with light and dark neutral orange, inside the diamonds are rosette designs printed in light and dark neutral orange.
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)