The front of the kebaya - and also that of the earlier baju panjang – does not have buttons, so the blouse was fastened by brooches or pins. The set illustrated here consists of three gilded silver brooches. They are decorated with flowers, fish, and birds in refined filigree. The biggest one is heart-shaped and therefore this set is called kerosang or kerongsang in Malay, which is derived from the Portuguese word coração, meaning ‘heart’ (Lee 2014: 209). There were also kerosang brooches made from gold set with diamonds. Jewellery was a way to display one’s social status and wealth.