Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1910s or 1920s
Region
Indonesia, Java
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 36.0 x 30.0 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 35.6 x 29.9 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 23.2 x 17.4 cm
Object size: (Mount) 35.6 x 29.9 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 23.2 x 17.4 cm
Accession No.
2020-00114
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This photograph shows a family of five standing in front of a studio backdrop. The standing woman wears sarong kebaya while the three children wear western-style clothes. The man wears a high-necked white suit and cap. In front of them is a seated woman.Photography studios had been established across the Straits Settlements and the Dutch East Indies by the 1860s, with the earliest studios being European owned. Chinese- and Japanese-operated studios began appearing in increasing numbers in the 1890s, and by the early 20th century, these studios almost completely dominated the industry across Southeast Asia.
