This box contains sequins wrapped in tissue. Sequins are flat discs used to embellish the surface and are secured using a bead or metal purl. The label on the box reads ‘Società Commissionaria OraieLd Singapore, N.171 Simili Gold’. Società Commissionaria Orientale was a Milanese company with branches in Singapore, Penang, Batavia, Semarang and Surabaya. It traded in haberdashery.Examples in this group demonstrate the variety of colours, thread and bead types available to embroiderers in Penang and Singapore.
