Vest for green ankle length cheongsam

Title
Vest for green ankle length cheongsam
Year/Period
1950s-1960s
Region
Hong Kong and Singapore
Material
thai silk, synthetic, metal
Dimension
Object size: 69.1 x 46.2 cm
Accession No.
2009-02207
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Mdm Zhuo Yu Chun

This vest was made for a green long sleeved and ankle length cheongsam. Both garments made of synthetic Thai silk, belonged to Mdm. Zhuo Yu Chun, director of Tai Wee Company Pte Ltd. The vest is decorated with a pair of diamond shaped frog buttons in the centre.

 

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