Brown & gold : Peranakan furniture from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century / Ong Poh Neo
Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)
1994
Information About
At the height of Peranakan cultural richness between 1910 and 1930, locally carved teak furniture gilded in gold leaf were favoured by wealthier Peranakan families. These ''brown and gold" pieces, conceived usually on a grand scale for homes of almost palatial dimensions, displayed intricate designs of equally lavish splendour. This volume features some 80 such pieces found in Singapore, from majestic two-tiered cabinets, wardrobes and sideboards to miniature handkerchief cupboards.
Additional Details
- Title
- Brown & gold : Peranakan furniture from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century / Ong Poh Neo
- Creators
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- Ong, Poh Neo
- Subject
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- Furniture, Peranakan (Chinese)--Singapore--History
- Furniture--Straits Settlements--History
- Publisher
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- P.N. Ong, 1994
- National Library Board Singapore, 1994
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, col. ill.
- Table of Contents
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- Introduction -- Two-tiered cabinets -- Tables & chairs -- Wardrobes, dressing tables, clothes hangers & washstands -- Sideboards -- Frames. Handkerchief cupboard. A teapot warmer & a jewellery box -- Pintu pagar. Swing doors. Cupboard doors & a gate -- Acknowledgements.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.