Title
A Peranakan family
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 8.9 x 5.3 cm
Accession No.
1994-00358
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Ms. Evelyn Ng
This photograph shows a Peranakan family. The Nyonya is wearing a baju kebaya, which was very popular among both Peranakans and non-Peranakans in the 1950s and 1960s. The Chinese woman in the samfoo standing behind the Nyonya, probably the servant, is carrying a baby. The Peranakans were often wealthy traders who could afford to indulge in ornate furnishings, jewellery and brocades.
