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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionStraits Chinese Collection Object numberB2008-0044-001-0 TitlePeranakan Brown & Gold Teakwood Wardrobe DescriptionBrown-and-gold furniture was a later addition to the Peranakan Chinese home, makings its appearance towards the early 20th century. On them, we see a convergence of designs from the Chinese and European traditions. Cresting and cornices which are derived from Western classical architecture were incorporated by local carpenters as a part of the brown-and-gold aesthetics. For embellishing this style of furniture, conventional Chinese elements such as the dragon, phoenix and peony were matched with the eagle, gargoyle, and a new variety of foliage. (NUS Baba House, Architecture and Artefacts of a Straits Chinese Home, Page 108-109). Object categoryFurniture MaterialWood, Gold Leaf, Glass Dimensions H: 204 cm L: 140.4 cm D: 57.8 cm Credit lineGift of Agnes Tan Kim Lwi

Object numberB2008-0044-001-0

TitlePeranakan Brown & Gold Teakwood Wardrobe

DescriptionBrown-and-gold furniture was a later addition to the Peranakan Chinese home, makings its appearance towards the early 20th century. On them, we see a convergence of designs from the Chinese and European traditions. Cresting and cornices which are derived from Western classical architecture were incorporated by local carpenters as a part of the brown-and-gold aesthetics. For embellishing this style of furniture, conventional Chinese elements such as the dragon, phoenix and peony were matched with the eagle, gargoyle, and a new variety of foliage. (NUS Baba House, Architecture and Artefacts of a Straits Chinese Home, Page 108-109).

Object categoryFurniture

MaterialWood, Gold Leaf, Glass

Dimensions

H: 204 cm
L: 140.4 cm
D: 57.8 cm

Credit lineGift of Agnes Tan Kim Lwi

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