Title
“Soerabaia den 12th April 1926”
Year/Period
12 April 1926
Region
Indonesia, Surabaya
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Object size: (Mount) 22.5 x 14.7 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 14.0 x 9.8 cm
Image size: 14.0 x 9.8 cm
Accession No.
2020-00120
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This studio photograph shows a nyonya (Peranakan woman) wearing sarong kebaya and a child standing on a table beside her. Inscribed at the bottom: Soerabaia den 12th April 1926Photography 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.
