Brown Fleming and the Haarlem Collection: The European Production of Wax Prints for West Africa by Fleming, Brown
Brown Fleming and the Haarlem Collection: The European Production of Wax Prints for West Africa by Fleming, Brown

Brown Fleming and the Haarlem Collection: The European Production of Wax Prints for West Africa

Tracing the history of how imitation Indonesian batik print fabric found an unexpected audience in Western AfricaIn...
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Author: Brown Fleming
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Brown Fleming and the Haarlem Collection: The European Production of Wax Prints for West Africa by Fleming, Brown

Brown Fleming and the Haarlem Collection: The European Production of Wax Prints for West Africa

$129.43
Brown Fleming and the Haarlem Collection: The European Production of Wax Prints for West Africa by Fleming, Brown

Brown Fleming and the Haarlem Collection: The European Production of Wax Prints for West Africa

$129.43
Author: Brown Fleming
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

Tracing the history of how imitation Indonesian batik print fabric found an unexpected audience in Western Africa

In the late 19th century, the Scottish merchant Ebenezer Brown Fleming introduced the first wax-printed batik imitations, made by Pr?vinaire and produced in the Netherlands, adapting them to the tastes of African customers. This book, the first to focus on the history of wax for West Africa from its beginnings to the present day, features more than 150 color illustrations and details how copies of Indonesian batik, manufactured in Europe and initially intended for the Southeast Asian market, enjoyed unexpected success on the west coast of Africa at the end of the 19th century. New research based on Dutch, English and Swiss archives has not only enabled the reconstruction of the earliest collections but also provides an overview of the development of Dutch wax in Europe from its beginnings to the last surviving company, Vlisco, which still prints these classics today.



Author: Brown Fleming
Publisher: Silvana Editoriale
Published: 05/27/2025
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9788836658749
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