Title
Untitled
Year/Period
Mid-19th to early 20th century
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 9.4 x 5.6 cm,
Card size: 10.5 x 6.4 cm,
Object size: 10.5 x 6.4 cm,
Image size: 9.3 x 5.6 cm
Card size: 10.5 x 6.4 cm,
Object size: 10.5 x 6.4 cm,
Image size: 9.3 x 5.6 cm
Accession No.
2020-00577
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Gael Newton and Paul Costigan, Canberra, Australia
This photograph shows a woman breastfeeding a baby. 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.
