Title
Small embroidered cloth
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Straits Settlements (Singapore, Malacca and Penang)
Material
Dimension
Unknown Type: 17.5 x 18 cm
Accession No.
2012-00854
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kip Lee
This embroidered cloth would have possibly been aids for kebaya makers in the early to mid 20th century to base their designs on. The floral, geometric and circular patterns would subsequently be sewn onto kebayas or have their patterns copied. Such samplers and pieces are useful in researching the ways in which kebayas are made and the patterns that would have been commonly used for kebayas.
