Title
Brandy glass
Year/Period
1950s
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Unknown Type: 10 x 11.5 cm
Accession No.
2012-00517
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kip Lee
This brandy glass was purchased for family use in the 1950s-1960s by a Singapore Peranakan family. The glass is suggestive of the Westernized lifestyle enjoyed by the Peranakans in the early to mid-twentieth century. The bond between the Peranakan community and colonial powers had a clear influence on the lifestyles of Singaporean Peranakans in particular, as seen in the ‘modern’ style of Baba house that can be seen in Singapore.
