Title
Meng Heng Goldsmith Advertisement Tray
Year/Period
c.1960s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 22.7 x 28.5 x 1.5 cm
Accession No.
2025-00300
Collection of
Coffee shops were so popular in the 1950s and 1960s that wealthier retailers decided to advertise their products on posters and trays such as the one seen here. Often, popular actresses or models of the period graced these advertisements to tempt customers into spending more. This plate depict advertises the goldsmith business Meng Heng Goldsmith.
