Title
1 box of fine silver thread
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Singapore and Penang
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: Pls refer to individual dimensions
Accession No.
2017-00437
Collection of
This box contains fine silver threads wrapped in paper. Silver thread found in Singapore in the late 19th century were mostly manufactured in China, France or Germany.Examples in this group demonstrate the variety of colours, thread and bead types available to embroiderers in Penang and Singapore.
