Yellow embroidery thread

Title
Yellow embroidery thread
Year/Period
c. 1950s-1960s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
threads
Material
Fiber
Dimension
Object size: 1.3 x 16 x 2.5 cm
Accession No.
2006-00450
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This bundle of embroidery thread is an example of the kind of materials used by Singaporean women in the 1950s and 1960s for their colourful embroidery work.

 

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