Title
Dresser
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Found in Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
227.0 x 130.0 x 65.0 cm
Accession No.
2025-00342
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Ronnie Lee Pang Soon
This dresser is decorated with openwork spandrels, turned balustrades, and foliate carvings in low relief. It was once owned by the businessman and philanthropist Lee Cheng Yan (1841–1911), and housed at this home, Magenta Cottage, at 153 Killiney Road.Lee co-founded the Straits Steamship Company with Tan Jiak Kim (1859–1917) and Tan Keong Saik (1850–1909). It was the first joint Singapore-European shipping enterprise. He also founded the Hong Joo Chinese Free School and made generous donations to the Gan Eng Seng and Tao Nan schools to support Chinese-language education in Singapore.
