Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1920s or 1930s
Region
Penang
Dimension
Object size: (Mount) 22.1 x 16.6 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 19.0 x 14.3 cm
Image size: 19.0 x 14.3 cm
Accession No.
2020-00100-001
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This wedding photograph shows a bride and groom in a studio setting. The bride wears a wedding baju panjang with elaborate hair ornaments and other jewellery. The groom wears a Western style suit with a large brooch pinned to the lapel. Embossed on the mounting board is the studio mark: Keechun Studio, Penang.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.
