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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9545130, member: 5170"]For what it's worth, I don't think this is a reproduction, though certainly not 1600s as you mentioned.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would vote for 1880s on this, due to the aesthetic movement sunflowers or daisies illustrated. If, as AJ says, Madura chests were produced in a culture that incorporated Dutch elements into their work, then that may make sense. The aesthetic movement was certainly international, though I have no idea how much it might have encroached into Madura on its own. However, artists in Holland would certainly have been aware of it, and it might have made it into Madura in that fashion.</p><p><br /></p><p>My .02[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9545130, member: 5170"]For what it's worth, I don't think this is a reproduction, though certainly not 1600s as you mentioned. I would vote for 1880s on this, due to the aesthetic movement sunflowers or daisies illustrated. If, as AJ says, Madura chests were produced in a culture that incorporated Dutch elements into their work, then that may make sense. The aesthetic movement was certainly international, though I have no idea how much it might have encroached into Madura on its own. However, artists in Holland would certainly have been aware of it, and it might have made it into Madura in that fashion. My .02[/QUOTE]
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