Title
Armchair
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
Penang
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 101 x 62 x 48 cm
Accession No.
2005-00056
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Khaw Teik Kooi
This Chinese-style blackwood armchair with mother-of-pearl inlay is called 'Hup soo ee' in Hokkien. 'Ee' is the Baba Malay word for 'chair'. In wealthy families, chairs like these were usually given to daughters as part of their wedding trousseau. A complete set of furniture usually comprised eight chairs, four square tables, two side-tables and two long benches.
