Altar Cloth with Phoenix and the Three Star Deities

Title

Year/Period

late 19th-20th century

Region

Straits Settlements

Material

Metal thread, embroidery, paint, paper

Dimension

Gross measurement: 94.0 x 104.3 cm (without hanging ropes),
Gross Measurement: 94.0 x 292.4 cm (with hanging ropes)

Accession No.

2016-00718

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kip Lee

The figures of the Three Star deities, of happiness, status and longevity, are embroidered on this altar cloth, against a background of gold thread. The faces, including that of the two attendant figures seem to have been painted on paper and attached to the fabric. The top panel features a pair of phoenix flanking a lotus bloom. It is part of a donation which contains a mixture of garments worn by Peranakan men and women.