Medium:

Medium: silk Technique: surface resist (batik)

Dimensions:

H x W: 163 x 133 cm (5 ft. 4 3/16 in. x 52 3/8 in.)

Type:

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Textile

Made in:

USA

Date:

1920–30

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Large squarish silk panel batiked with green ground and decoration in orange and reserved in white. Large exotic male and female figures; the woman in a bell-shaped skirt. The figures fill the composition and scattered around them are floral and animal motifs. Pseudo-Indonesian style.

Accession Number:

1960-86-3

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43511a19b-a192-4903-86ac-d0b74986ad58

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1960-86-3