Title
On back: “Candidaatsexamen 29 Jan 1952 / T.H. Delft / Oey Teng Moh, Liem Tjing Tien, Tan Tjhan Lin, Ho Sou Lie, Tjoa Soe Tjoan, Tio Liong Hin, Oei Hoo Djoen”
Year/Period
19 January 1952
Region
Delft, Netherlands
Material
Dimension
Object size: 6.0 x 6.0 cm
Accession No.
2015-01563
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This photograph shows a group of men in suits.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.
