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Title

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Year/Period

Around 1940s

Region

Penang

Object Type

gelatin silver prints

Material

photographic gelatin, paper (fiber product), silver gelatin paper

Technique

gelatin silver process

Dimension

Object size: 22.2 x 16.7 x 0.2 cm,
Image size: 19.8 x 14.6 cm

Accession No.

2015-00746

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

There were different costumes for different days of a traditional, multi-day Peranakan wedding. In Penang in the early 20th century, the bride and groom would be photographed in their 1st-day wedding robes outside the main entrance of their house. They would go to a studio for a picture in their 12th-day outfits. The bride here wears a kim suah sah (brocade robe) couched with gold thread, with a songket (brocaded) sarong. The groom wears a rather informal jacket and trousers, which is unusual.