Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1910s
Region
Straits Settlements or Indonesia
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 24.0 x 34.0 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 25.5 x 34.2 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 23.5 x 29.0 cm
Object size: (Mount) 25.5 x 34.2 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 23.5 x 29.0 cm
Accession No.
2020-00189
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This studio photograph of a large family shows two men and two women surrounded by children of various ages. The older women wear Chinese-style ensembles known as baju shanghai (or baju peki), comprising a long-sleeved blouse with a low mandarin collar matched with an ankle-length pleated skirt. The men and boys all wear Western-style suits.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.
