Embroidered wedding pink top

Title
Embroidered wedding pink top
Year/Period
1928
Region
Malaysia
Object Type
wedding clothes
Material
Silk
Technique
Embroidery
Dimension
Object size: 58.2 x 103 cm
Accession No.
2008-00199
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Donated by Mdm Chan Poh Choo

This attire was worn by Tan Kah Kee’s (a Chinese businessman, philanthropist and community leader) daughter on her wedding day. She married a Peranakan man from Malacca. The top features auspicious butterfly and floral motifs which symbolise fertility and joy.

 

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