Title
"Yours sincerely, Lim Beng Geok / 5.5.40"
Year/Period
20th Century
Region
Straits Settlements or Indonesia
Material
Dimension
Object size: 13.5 x 8.3 cm
Accession No.
2015-01055
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This photograph shows a Peranakan woman in kebaya with earings. It is signed with "Yours sincerely, Lim Beng Geok / 5.5.40" on the verso. This large group of photographs provides important visual documentation of the fashion, studio photography and lifestyle of Peranakans of the Straits Settlements and Indonesia in the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. The collection also allows study of different photographic techniques and covers a wide range of themes, including changing fashions (from baju panjang and baju kurong to kebaya and cheongsam), festive celebrations (weddings, funerals, ancestral rites, Chinese New Year), interiors, transportation and children.
