Beige jacket for a black cheongsam printed with butterflies

Title
Beige jacket for a black cheongsam printed with butterflies
Year/Period
1950s-1960s
Region
Hong Kong and Singapore
Material
thai silk, synthetic, metal
Dimension
Object size: 68.1 x 104.4 cm
Accession No.
2009-02210
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Mdm. Zhuo Yu Chun

This jacket was for a black ankle length cheongsam printed with butterflies. Both garments made of synthetic Thai silk, belonged to Mdm. Zhuo Yu Chun, director of Tai Wee Company Pte Ltd. The jacket is beige and decorated with coloured frog buttons in the shape of butterflies.

 

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