Coffee shop table marble top

Title
Coffee shop table marble top
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore
Material
marble, wood
Dimension
Gross measurement: H:2 x W:77 x D:77 cm
Accession No.
2008-06988-001
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This is the marble top of a coffee shop table.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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