Heirloom Cloth with VOC stamps

 

Gujarat, India

Acquired in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
Late 18th C.
Hand-spun cotton, block print, natural dyes

88 x 278 cm

The East Indies Museum
IDN: 47-694-605

 

 

The logo "VOC" (from the Dutch 'Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie') is stamped in black ink on the upper and lower left-hand corners

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