Title
On back: "Soerabaia den 10 March 1924"
Year/Period
10 March 1924
Region
Indonesia, Surabaya
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 19.0 x 14.0 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 19.0 x 14.2 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 13.5 x 9.5 cm
Object size: (Mount) 19.0 x 14.2 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 13.5 x 9.5 cm
Accession No.
2020-00121
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This studio photograph shows a seated nyonya (Peranakan woman) wearing sarong kebaya and a young girl wearing a Western-style dress. Inscribed on the back: Soerabaia den 10 March 1924Photography 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.
