Title
A peach-shaped Chinese knotted button
Year/Period
1930s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: H0.5 x W3.1 x D2.5 cm
Accession No.
2008-06316-002
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Ms. Angeline Lee Seow Luan
This is a peach-shaped Chinese knotted button.This artefact belonged to donor Ms. Angeline Lee Seow Luan’s mother, Mdm. Lim Hwee Luan, a skilful embroider and sewer who worked at the Capitol Embroidery and Dress-making School in the 1950s. With her skills, she embroidered various designs on clothes for her children. She also made her own wedding dress and cheongsam for her wedding. Most women in the 1950s and 1960s were good at sewing and embroidery work.
