Title
Necklace
Year/Period
ca. 1933
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 35.3 (length) x 3.0 x 0.3 cm
Accession No.
2021-00553
Collection of
This necklace with floral sprigs, stars and grapes contain 26 pieces of bezel-set diamonds in old mine and swiss cuts. The necklace was gifted to Lee Chuan Neo (1912-1989) by her mother, Gwee Luan Neo (1884-1953) on the occasion of Lee's wedding on 5 January 1933. The necklace is part of a group of heirloom jewellery that was bequeathed to Lee's only child, Mona Tan (b. 1945).
