Title
Bench
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H107.5 x W189 x D61 cm
Accession No.
1997-04805
Collection of
This blackwood bench was the type of furniture that was found in the homes of rich Peranakans at the turn of the century in Penang. They display fine wood-working skills and decorations in the form inlaid mother-of-pearl. Even though they are distinctively Peranakan, furniture such as this, was specially made to order in China.
