Title
Cross stitch wedding bed valance
Year/Period
1950s-1960s
Region
Straits Settlements (Singapore, Malacca and Penang)
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 36.2 x 195.7 cm
Accession No.
2012-00845
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kip Lee
This is a white wedding bed valance with cross stitch patterns that depict dragons and phoenixes and a peony in the centre. Such are auspicious motifs commonly found on wedding textiles, with dragons representing the male and phoenixes representing the female. Wedding valances like this piece could have been found on the bridal beds as the decorative motifs suggests matrimonial blessings for a newlywed couple.
