Title
6 Balls of Thread
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 5.0 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm,
Object size: 4.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm,
Object size: 3.5 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm,
Object size: 3.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm,
Object size: 3.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm,
Object size: Refer to parts
Object size: 4.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm,
Object size: 3.5 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm,
Object size: 3.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm,
Object size: 3.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm,
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2025-01236
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the late Mr Yeo Cheng Kim and Madam Koh Quee Neo
These are colourful crochet cotton thread balls, used for croquet work. Knitting and crochet were generally included in girls' school curricula and widely taught by missionaries and in schools. By the early twentieth century, many Nonyas were able to croquet.