Black cheongsam with cap sleeves

Title
Black cheongsam with cap sleeves
Year/Period
early 1950s
Region
Singapore
Material
wool
Dimension
Object size: 117 x 58 cm
Accession No.
2009-03680
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Mr & Mrs Melvin Poh

This black woollen cheongsam is loose cut which suggests that it is probably from an earlier period, early 1950s. It belonged to Mrs Christina Lee

 

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