Title
Set of buttons
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Malay Peninsula
Dimension
refer to parts
Accession No.
2002-00520
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Edmond Chin
This set of five buttons features floral motifs. Such buttons made of coins were traditionally worn by Peranakan men and were adopted from American or European coins. Other than coins, buttons worn by men were usually made of silver, bakelite, ivory, amber and bone. In contrast, buttons worn by Peranakan women were more ornamented and were decorated with filigree gold, gilt silver and diamonds.
