Wax print cloth, yardage
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Date2014
Place madeHolland, Europe
Place madeNetherlands, Europe
MediumCotton
Dimensions46 7/16 x 12 3/8 in. (118 x 31.5 cm)
ClassificationsTextile, Unidentified
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Karen Tranberg Hansen, A.2012.25.5
Object numberA.2012.25.5
DescriptionFactory folded, sealed and marked (labeled) length of wax print cloth. Cloth has royal blue ground with wavy black forms over which are black, white, orange and tangerine geometric forms (squares, spirals, houses, triangles, etc.). A large green and gold metallic sticker in the form of a ribbon reads "Super-wax block print. Guaranteed super-wax Holland Print as Vlisco." Small sticker closures on ends read "Super-wax as Vlisco" and "Fortune Co. Veritable as Holland". A translucent white length of fabric is tied around the yardage.On View
Not on viewMr. Chapato
1988 - 1989
2016
Late 1970s - early 1980s
Late 17th century
Artist unrecorded
1960s-1980s
20th century