Title
Spoon rest
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 6.8,
x D: 5.3,
x H: 1.7cm
x D: 5.3,
x H: 1.7cm
Accession No.
2006-01184
Collection of
The collective Baba Malay term for dining ware is 'pinggan mangkok', which literally means 'plates and bowls'. The dinner service can also include cups, saucers, spoons and spoon rests. Wealthy Peranakan families often commissioned the highest quality porcelain wares for special occasions that would bear their surnames. These wares would have elaborate decorations of phoenix and peony motifs, and colourful backgrounds like this example.
