Kaïn van oosterse zijdeweefsel, anonymous, c. 1400 - c. 1850

Identification

Title(s)

Kaïn van oosterse zijdeweefsel

Object type

Object number

BK-15587

Description

Kaïn van rode zijde met een in gouddraad geweven decor. Het middenveld versierd met het z.g. `Bintang patroon'. Aan de smalle zijden een brede rijkversierde rand.

Creation

Artist

maker: anonymous

Place

Sumatra

Dating

c. 1400 - c. 1850

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

weaving / brocaded

Measurements

length c. 260 cm × width c. 71 cm

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1944

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; collection Willem Witsen (1860-1923), Amsterdam;{NHA, inv. no. 476, no. 2038, bequest of Mrs. A.M. Witsen-Schorr, Amsterdam, 1940.} his widow, Augusta Maria Witsen-Schorr (1875-1943), Amsterdam; by whom bequeathed to the Witsen-Fonds, Amsterdam, 1940;{NHA, inv. no. 476, no. 2038, bequest of Mrs. A.M. Witsen-Schorr te Amsterdam, 1940.} from whom, fl. 80, with 7 other objects, to the museum, 1944

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Persistent URL

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