Slippers with Betty Boop design

Title
Slippers with Betty Boop design
Year/Period
1993
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: Pls refer to individual dimensions
Accession No.
2014-01123
Collection of

This pair of beaded heeled slippers is decorated on its face with a Betty Boop design. This cartoon was popular among Peranakan women during the early and mid-20th century. This pair was made in 1993 to imitate the style and taste of an earlier time.Written by Stella Kon in 1982, Emily of Emerald Hill tells the story of a Peranakan woman from young bride to strong-willed matriarch in the Peranakan enclave of Emerald Hill, in Singapore.