Title
Postcard with photograph of a nyonya
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Image size: 12.5 x 7.0 cm
Accession No.
2017-00714
Collection of
This postcard bears a photograph of a nyonya. She is dressed in a sarong kebaya, complete with a set of kerosang and a small bag in her hand. On the reverse, the outline of a postcard is visible. Postcards were first issued in Singapore in 1884 and continued to enjoy growing popularity. Some photography studios like Lambert & Co offered postcards alongside the sale of photographic prints. Ranging from formal studio portraits to albums of snapshots of everyday life and stately ancestral portraits, this large group of photographs reveals the many forms of photography available and gives insight into the various aspects of the lives of Peranakans.
