Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1910s or 1920s
Region
Straits Settlements or Indonesia
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 30.0 x 36.0 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 29.6 x 36.1 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 23.2 x 29.0 cm
Object size: (Mount) 29.6 x 36.1 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 23.2 x 29.0 cm
Accession No.
2020-00175
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This photograph shows a large white house surrounded by extensive grounds dominated by a tall palm tree.With improvements in camera technology, it became possible to take photographs without the assistance of a studio in the first decades of the 20th century. Increasingly, photographs were taken outdoors, or in domestic spaces, rather than in studios. However, amateur photography remained relatively expensive and was limited to the wealthier members of society who could afford to take photographs for pleasure and to document their daily lives.
