Straits Chinese silver curtain hook

Title
Straits Chinese silver curtain hook
Year/Period
Early - mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 18cmx9cm
Accession No.
1999-01434-002
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Chang Du Li

The curtain hooks are used to draw the front drapes of the wedding bed. The phoenix represents good luck and abundance while flowers symbolise fertility, fortune and peace. Both are auspicious and recurrent motifs found on objects commissioned for a Peranakan Chinese wedding.

 

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