Title
Chinese Wedding Certificate
Year/Period
1934
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 38.0 x 52.0 cm,
Object size: Refer to parts
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2020-00442
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Florence Tan & Family, In Memory of Grandma Ruth Lee
This is a Chinese wedding certificate for a Teochew couple. The certificate dates to 1934 and contains auspicious motifs that to symbolically wish the couple a blissful marriage. The animals depicted on the certificate are drawn in pairs to symbolise the newlyweds. The certificate contains information about the couple – such as their date of birth, age, and ancestry. Such wedding certificates provide a glimpse into the lives of the Chinese immigrants who chose to settle and start their families in Singapore in the early 20th century.
