Title
William Sterling's briefcase
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: L 40.5 x W 30.5
Accession No.
1996-02852
Collection of
Credit Line
NMS Collection
William George Stirling, the Assistant Protector of Chinese in Singapore between 1921 to 1931, amassed a collection of secret society artefacts now called the William Stirling Collection. Many of the items were either seized during the implementation of the 1889 Societies Ordinance, reproduced by Stirling as research materials or handed down by William Pickering, the first Chinese Protector.
