Title
Pair of swing doors
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 99.0 x 108.0 x 6.8 cm
Accession No.
2021-00605
Collection of
This pair of swing doors came from a terraced house along Jalan Rabu in Singapore. Floral carvings adorn the cresting and bevelled panels of each door; and elegantly turned finials top the doorposts. Swing doors were placed between rooms. Peranakans were avid patrons of locally made, European-style teak furniture. Teak was the most popular type of wood for such furniture from the late 19th to mid-20th century. Native to South and Southeast Asia, it is a hardwood that grows in abundance in India, Thailand, and Myanmar. Being relatively less dense, teak lends itself well to the carving of intricate designs.
