Title
Salmon-coloured silk blouse and skirt set belonging to Mdm. Violet Woo
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Unknown Type: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2008-06021
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Datin Patricia Lim Pui Huen
This is a salmon-coloured silk blouse and skirt set.The artefact was donated by Datin Patricia Lim Pui Huen, and is part of a series of items that belonged to her mother, Mdm. Violet Woo. Born in Hong Kong, Mdm. Woo later moved to Singapore after her marriage and was an active member in the Chinese Women’s Association (founded in 1916), becoming its vice-president in 1979. Datin Lim is the great-granddaughter of Wong Fook Kee, better known as Wong Ah Fook, who was a prominent Chinese businessman and philanthropist. Datin Lim’s grandfather was Wong Ah Fook’s eldest son, Wong Siew Nam. Her father, Wong Peng Shing, was Wong Siew Nam’s second son.
