Cut-glass container with lid for candy and cookies

Title
Cut-glass container with lid for candy and cookies
Year/Period
mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Material
glass
Dimension
Object size: H11.5 x Diameter 12.1 cm
Accession No.
2007-50996
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This glass container belongs to a series of objects (accession nos. 2007-50972 to 51483) that document the lifestyle and consumption of a typical Chinese upper middle-class family in the mid 20th century.

 

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