Title
Needlework samplers
Year/Period
1940s
Region
Singapore
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 11.7 x 17.3 cm
Accession No.
2006-00476
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Wee
May Wong taught the girls in Po Leung Kuk (Office to Protect Virtue) how to sew. Needlework samplers such as these were a popular way of teaching girls the different stitches needed for sewing and repairing clothes. The Po Leung Kuk girls also embroidered handkerchiefs and towels for sale.
