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Title

Untitled

Creator

Siong Kwei Fong, Tjantian Soerabaia

Year/Period

1920s

Region

Surabaya, Java

Object Type

gelatin silver prints

Material

silver gelatin paper, photographic gelatin, wood (plant material), glass (material)

Technique

gelatin silver process, framing (processes)

Dimension

Frame size: 19.5 x 22.1 x 2.5 cm,
Image size: 10.3 x 14.1 cm,
Object size: (backing board) 12.5 x 16.0 cm

Accession No.

2022-00143

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

This studio photograph shows a man (or boy), a nyonya wearing sarong kebaya holding a baby, and a servant seated on the floor. The studio mark 'Siong Kwei Fong, Tjantian Soerabaia' is stamped on the board.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.