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Wax print cloth, yardage
Wax print cloth, yardage
Wax print cloth, yardage
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentTextiles-Europe

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
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.
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