Sample of oiled plain weave white cotton cloth; step two in the Javanese batik process, 1924
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1924
notes: label: Description
content: Oiled plain weave white cotton cloth sample; step two in the Javanese batik process, 1924. This cloth is industrially produced and imported from Europe to Java, where it is used as the basis for the production of batiks. In this step, the cloth has been soaked in oil to give the dye applied later a clear, bright tone. Approximately 10" x 10"; Has four straight parallel lines drawn in on each side of the square to delineate borders. Second in a set of 15 process samples. The American Vice Consul in Charge in Surabaya, Java, Rollin R. Winslow, was given these samples in 1924 by Miss E.F. Kerston of a local curiousity shop/dealer in batik called Inlandsche Kunst. Winslow then sent the samples to the Dept. of State as part of his report on local commerce and dyes, expressing the wish that they be forwarded as a donation to the Smithsonian when the State Dept. no longer had a need for them.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Indonesia: Javanese
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Javanese Batiks
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Rollin R. Winslow
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T05220.000
label: catalog number
content: T05220.000
label: accession number
content: 85359
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric sample, batik process
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton, oil (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 10 in; 30.48 cm x 25.4 cm