Javanese batik reticule or purse, for the western market; 1915
date: label: date made
content: 1914-1915
notes: label: Description
content: Javanese batik reticule (handbag or purse), for the western market; 1915. 26.75" L x 10" W, unfolded. A rectangle with 3 distinct rectangular panels with end borders, Original cataloging identifies the pattern as "Romo" and the price as 5 F. or $2.00. Indigo blue and brown on off white. Center rectangle has tumpal motif (opposed triangles), flanked by identical ractangles with scrolling floral designs. Three narrow end borders. meant to be made up as a purse or handbag. Example of the use of traditional Javanese technique and patterning for a form meant for the Euroepan trade. One of 22 finished batik textiles, together with 14 process samples, made by prisoners in Java for exhibition at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Purchased by the US National Museum for the Division of Textiles from the Netherlands East Indies Commission at the close of the Exposition.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Indonesia: Javanese
topic: label: related event
content: Panama-Pacific International Exposition
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Javanese Batiks
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T02932.000
label: catalog number
content: T02932.000
label: accession number
content: 59191
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric, Printed, Batik
label: Object Name
content: handbag, batik
label: Object Name
content: handbag, batik
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave, batik (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 3/4 in x 10 in; 67.945 cm x 25.4 cm