Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1910s or 1920s
Region
Straits Settlements or Indonesia
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 17.0 x 11.0 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 16.6 x 11.0 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 13.7 x 9.6 cm
Object size: (Mount) 16.6 x 11.0 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 13.7 x 9.6 cm
Accession No.
2020-00178
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This studio photograph shows a man formally dressed in a white suit accessorised with a black bow tie and cummerbund. A cane in his right hand completes his ensemble.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.
