Title
Nam Thong Restaurant mooncake tin
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
food containers
Material
Tin
Dimension
Object size: 6.0 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm
Accession No.
2014-00814
Collection of
NLB Type
Cultural artefact
This is a metal mooncake tin from Nam Thong Restaurant which was located at Mosque Street in Singapore. Mooncakes are Chinese baked goods that are eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the celebration of this festival, many restaurants also produce mooncakes for sale. Nam Thong was one of the restaurants well-known for its mooncake
