Studio portrait of a Chinese baby girl

Title
Studio portrait of a Chinese baby girl
Year/Period
c. 1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Object size: 20.8 x 15 cm
Accession No.
2008-06671
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This is a studio portrait photograph of a Chinese baby girl taken at the Luo Kong Photo Studio located in Happy World Amusement Park. The girl is wearing a frock and knitted booties, and is adorned with accessories such as a locket on a chain around her neck, bangles on each wrist and a ring on the second finger of her left hand.

 

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