This box was used by the shop as packaging for the Chinese cheongsams. The label on this box includes the specific address and telephone number (“Hock Wah Embroiderers” shop on No. 54 Bras Basah Road Singapore, Tel 23576) and also the goods sold in this shop. The cheongsam is a form-fitting Chinese dress, which was worn by Peranakan women from the 1920s, following international fashions in Shanghai. They were favoured for special occasions like weddings and socialising outside the Peranakan home. This cheongsam box belonged to Mdm Ong Siew Choo (1930-2012), a homemaker.
