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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
20 x 31 cm (7 7/8 x 12 3/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .31+ x .20
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.647
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik. The design consists of rows of diamonds with dark blue grounds, on which are neutral orange and light neutral orange sprays of flowers alternating with rows of diamonds with light neutral orange grounds, on which are irregular forms printed with light 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)