This book details how copies of Indonesian batik, manufactured in Europe and initially intended for the South-East Asian market, enjoyed unexpected success on the west coast of Africa at the end of the 19th century. The Scottish merchant Brown Fleming introduced the first wax-printed batik imitations made by Prévinaire and produced in the Netherlands, and adapted them to the tastes of African customers.<\/p>\n
New research based on Dutch, English and Swiss archives has enabled us not only to reconstruct the earliest collections, but also to provide an overview of the development of Dutch wax in Europe from its beginnings to the last surviving company, Vlisco, in Helmond (Netherlands), which still prints these classics today.<\/p>\n
This book will be the first to focus on the history of wax for West Africa in the various European countries from its beginnings to the present day, drawing of course on existing literature, but above all on primary sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This book details how copies of Indonesian batik, manufactured in Europe and initially intended for the South-East Asian market, enjoyed unexpected success on the west coast of Africa at the end of the 19th century.
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\nImitating Indonesian batik in Europe: the beginnings
\n32
\nThe introduction of machine-made batik into West Africa
\n48
\nEbenezer Brown Fleming and the Haarlemsche
\nKatoen Maatschappij
\n66
\nThe creation of the Haarlem Collection by Brown Fleming
\n1895–1912
\n146
\nThe rise of Brown Fleming’s competitors in wax printing
\n166
\nProduction and trade of wax prints during the First World War
\nand the interwar period
\n184
\nProduction and trade in wax prints after the Second World War
\n204
\nEpilogue
\nThe Contentious Designs: the legacy of Brown Fleming
\n215
\nAddenda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":53766,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5583],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-53765","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-fashion-textiles","7":"author-edited-by-helen-elands","8":"publisher-silvana","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n