About this artwork
During the last decades of the 19th century, many new commercial batik workshops were established in communities along Java’s north coast. Among the oldest and most enduring was the workshop established at Pekalongan by Eliza van Zuylen. The Indo-Europen style of her production relied upon large-scale floral arrangements, probably derived from Dutch horticultural books. This deluxe fabric has been fashioned into a tubular skirt, which is still intact. Van Zuylen’s signature appears at the upper left of the red panel that served as the front of the garment.
Batik Textiles of Java, April 21-September 17, 2017
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artist
- Workshop of Elisabeth van Zuylen (Producer)
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Title
- Tubular Skirt (Sarong)
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Place
- Java (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1900–1925
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Medium
- Cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis)
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Dimensions
- 100 × 107 cm (39 3/8 × 42 1/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection
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Reference Number
- 2002.972
Extended information about this artwork
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