Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1920s or 1930s
Region
Penang
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 23.0 x 15.0 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 22.8 x 15.3 x 0.2 cm,
Image size: 14.6 x 10.4 cm
Object size: (Mount) 22.8 x 15.3 x 0.2 cm,
Image size: 14.6 x 10.4 cm
Accession No.
2020-00099
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This studio photograph shows a child wearing striped shorts with a matching top and white knee socks standing before a bench. Embossed on the mounting board is the studio mark: Keechun Studio, 22A Leith St, PenangPhotography 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.
