Bib, ILE2006.4.366

Title Bib
Culture Lasem
Geography Java, Indonesia
Date ca. 1890
Medium Cotton; balanced plain weave and hand-drawn batik
Dimensions 14 15/16 × 21 5/8 in. (38 × 55 cm)
Credit Line Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
Inv. No. ILE2006.4.366
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This baby bib has a pattern of butterflies, small phoenixes, and flowers in red, beige, blue, and black. It has a blue ground in the center, with white border bands. The reverse has a light lining of European cotton. —RB