Title
Headdress with embroidery
Year/Period
1935
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Gross measurement: H9.6 x W13.8 x D10.3 cm
Accession No.
2011-00697
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of of Ms. Ng Chee Sun Angie
This headdress belonged to the donor, Ms. Ng Chee Sun Angie. It is worn together with the cape (2011-00696), which was presented to her by her grandmother from China when she turned a month old.Ms. Ng Chee Sun Angie’s family used to run Brilliant Photo Studio at 268 South Bridge Road. Her parents had six children including herself. She lost her father during the Second World War and her mother took over the running of the studio thereafter. The shop survived until the 1980s.
