Untitled

Collections
1418077
Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1920s or 1930s
Region
Indonesia, Java
Dimension
Gross measurement: 27.5 x 20.5 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 27.4 x 20.4 x 0.1 cm
,
Image size: 16.4 x 11.4 cm
Accession No.
2020-00171
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

This studio photograph shows a seated man wearing a Western-style suit with two children.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.