Hand-coloured studio portrait of three Chinese women in matching cheongsams

Title
Hand-coloured studio portrait of three Chinese women in matching cheongsams
Year/Period
1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
gelatin silver prints, handcoloured photographs
Material
colour (pigment), silver gelatin paper, photographic gelatin, paper (fiber product)
Technique
hand-colouring, gelatin silver process
Dimension
Image size: 14.7 x 20.7 cm,
Frame size: 25.2 x 30.2 cm
Accession No.
2020-00629
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This studio portrait of three young Chinese women wearing matching cheongsams with bold floral patterns was taken at De Lux Studio, located on 33 Stamford Road near Capitol Theatre and active in the 1940s and 1950s.

 

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