Title
Spoon
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
Singapore
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: L13.8 x W4.7 cm
Accession No.
1999-00779
Collection of
Credit Line
Bequest of Tony Wee and Colin Holland
Peranakans use mainly two types of porcelain spoons particularly for soups and dessert. Soup spoons such as this example are larger. There are variations in the design of each type of spoon. Some soup spoons have the shape of a ‘cobra-head’. Motifs range from floral to blackbird to phoenix to butterfly. Dessert spoons are used with dessert bowls in the serving of Peranakan desserts such as 'chendol', 'tai bak' and 'biji delima'.
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