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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 24 x 35 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Legacy dimension: .35+ x .24+
Credit Line Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.589
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of Light neutral ground on which the design of diagonal bands of irregular shape is printed with black and 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)