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Pair of spoons

Title

Pair of spoons

Year/Period

Late 19th-early 20th centuries

Region

Singapore

Dimension

Object size: C-1328-A: L13.5 cm,
Object size: C-1328-B: L13.5 cm

Accession No.

C-1328

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Chan Shoo Shong

The Peranakan Chinese use two types of porcelain spoons mainly for soups and desserts. The spoons are richly decorated in colourful enamels with floral and bird motifs, particularly the phoenix and the peony. Dessert spoons like this example are used with dessert bowls in the serving of Peranakan desserts such as 'chendol', 'tai bak' and 'biji delima'.