Wax print cloth, yardage

NameYardage

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date2014

Place madeHolland, Europe

Place madeNetherlands, Europe

MediumCotton

Dimensions46 7/16 x 12 3/8 in. (118 x 31.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Karen Tranberg Hansen, A.2012.25.5

Object numberA.2012.25.5

Collections

Europe

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.