Title
Chinese export silver coffee pot with floral and foliate motifs
Year/Period
c.1900
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 25.0 x 24.0 cm,
Object size: 23.0 x 24.0 x 12.5 cm
Object size: 23.0 x 24.0 x 12.5 cm
Accession No.
2023-00461
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the family in memory of Mr Boon Yoon Chiang and Mrs Goldaline Boon
This coffee pot features a vine form handle and finial. The body is decorated with panels of floral and foliate motifs in repoussé.An example of Chinese export silver for the European market, items such as these were also popular with Peranakans, who were known to have in their households, items of Chinese export silver such as teapots, coffee pots and decorative bowls, illustrating both the Chinese and Western influences on their lifestyles.
