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Four trays

Title

Four trays

Year/Period

early 20th century

Region

Malacca

Object Type

serving tray

Material

lacquer (material), wood (plant material), brass (alloy)

Technique

lacquering, metalworking, woodworking

Dimension

Object size: 18.1 x 56.0 x 56.0 cm

Accession No.

2018-00904

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

There are a total four circular trays, one brass tray and three lacquer trays respectively. They were used together with lacquered wooden baskets and tray covers during the lap chai (gift exchange) ceremony to transport wedding gifts. The gifts were displayed on such brass and lacquer wooden trays. These originally belonged to a Peranakan family from Malacca.