Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1920s or 1930s
Region
Indonesia, Java
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 30.0 x 36.0 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 29.7 x 35.8 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 17.5 x 23.4 cm
Object size: (Mount) 29.7 x 35.8 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 17.5 x 23.4 cm
Accession No.
2020-00132
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This wedding photograph shows a groom in a dark suit holding a top hat in his left hand, and a bride in white Western-style wedding dress and long veil. They are flanked by two girls, possibly their bridesmaids.Peranakans commissioned photographs to document their families and important life events such as births, marriages, and deaths. They also commissioned photographs to record their involvement in business enterprises, and in social causes such as schools, academic societies, religious groups, and in community and cultural associations.
