Title
Side table
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Straits Settlements
Material
Dimension
Object size: H51.7 x Diameter 100 cm
Accession No.
2009-03732
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Ee Kuo Ren and Ms Ee Yuen-Lin, in memory of Willie Ee Kean Leong and Lim Eng Hong
This low circular table could be referred to as a ‘console table’, which is a local trade name used by collectors of Peranakan Chinese furniture to refer to a type of side table that was found in traditional Peranakan homes. This piece is possibly made of blackwood and has a glass covering on top. It could have been placed in the ‘thia besar’ or front hall of the home. Decorative objects such as European clocks and dolls, Chinese vases or bronze sculptures could have been placed on such tables.
