Title
Small Floral Cluster
Year/Period
early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: 5.6 x 6.0 x 1.7 cm
Accession No.
2016-00887
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Winson Tan in memory of the late Edward Tan TL
This is a large gold floral cluster crafted in filigree work and with several small stones inserted at the centre of small flowers. Butterflies dart around the flowers and leaves. It is likely that these clusters were attached by twisted gold or silver wire to a plain hairpin and used as hair decoration in the buns of Peranakan women. The shopmark Da Xing (大興) is found on the reverse, This silversmith was one of the more popular companies producing silver and jewellery for the Peranakan market.
