Dutch batik is batik kind that grows and develops between 1840 to 1940. Most are made in the coastal areas, such as Pekalongan, with the Dutch public market and Indo-Dutch. Most-shaped sheath, appears in Dutch batik patterns and distinctive motifs. Generally in buketan patterns, in various alloys woven flowers, with bird decoration affixes (especially cranes, geese, small birds and butterflies), in bright colors to taste the European community.
Different from other Indonesian batik motifs are generally expressed in the form of stilasi, Dutch batik motifs present in the form of tangible: Flowers, animals, airplanes, soldiers lined up to bear arms, and so on. Even many Wastra Dutch batik drawings showing fragments of European fairy tales such as the cap Red, Snow White and Hanzel and Gretel. Some Wastra presents Chinese cultural influence, such as the pattern of Goddess Hsi Wang Mu, the pattern of a circus scene and even puppets.
Than just ordering Wastra batik to the craftsmen or merchants there, later Dutch batik made by the Netherlands in Indonesia. Iwan Tirta Batik book, A Lakon, and Abdullah H. Santosa batik book, "Age and Environmental Impact" called Carolina Josephina von Franquemont as a forerunner, who founded the company in Surabaya in batik in 1840 who later moved his business to Semarang. He is famous with the discovery of green vegetable dye color-fast, a substance that became known as the green franquemont.
Iwan and Santosa also mention other pioneers, namely, Carolina Catharina van Oosterom, the products known as batik batik Panastroman (from the van Oosterom), created in Semarang, and then moved to Banyumas with patterns that many pen display