Coffee shop table with wooden stand and marble top

Title
Coffee shop table with wooden stand and marble top
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
tables (support furniture)
Material
marble (rock), wood (plant material)
Technique
stone-working, woodworking, assembling (additive and joining process), forming (physical activity)
Dimension
Gross measurement: H:78.3 x W:77 x D:77 cm
Accession No.
2008-06988
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This is a coffee shop table made up of a wooden stand and marble top.The coffee shop (or ‘kopitiam’ in Hokkien) started to become an important feature in the physical and social landscape of Singapore from the 1950s as it served as a place to socialise and exchange information.

 

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