Title
Hardwood sideboard drawer
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Material
Dimension
Object size: H8.5 x W40.2 x D35.6 cm
Accession No.
2009-02972-002
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Eric Alfred
This drawer is part of a hardwood European-style design sideboard that belonged to Mr. Eric Alfred’s father-in-law’s family. The sideboard was made in Johor and is a representation of the locally-made hardwood furniture produced in the early 20th century. Mr. Alfred was the ex-curator of Zoology at the Raffles Library and Museum (1957-1967) and the ex-acting Director of the National Museum of Singapore (1967-1973). His father-in-law’s family was from Ceylon. They first moved to Malaya and eventually settled in Singapore before the war.
