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Batik sample
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19h century
Place of Creation: Surakarta, Java, Indonesia, central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax resist-dyed (batik)
Dimensions
20 x 31 cm (7 7/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.655
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik. The design consists of an elaborate diagonal lattice enclosing star forms printed with neutral orange, light neutral orange, dark 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)