Title
Spoon rest
Year/Period
Early Republican period (1911-1930)
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 1.6,
x W: 6.7,
x D: 4.9cm
x W: 6.7,
x D: 4.9cm
Accession No.
2006-01186
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 like this example. 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
