Title
Orange kebaya with embroidered flowers
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 130.0 x 71.5 x 0.3 cm
Accession No.
2019-00596
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Lim Family in memory of Edna Chong Kim Neo
This kebaya is embellished with an elaborate border of flowers and leaves in various autumnal colours. It was possible by the 1920s to create elaborate lace-like patterns using sewing machines, which were widely available in the Malay Archipelago since the late 19th century. This was made by Chong Kim Neo (1916-1972), who made beaded slippers and garments from her home as she did not own a shop.
