Chen Chhoi, Chinese Cook

Title	Chen Chhoi, Chinese Cook
Subject	Foreign workers, Chinese Western Australia Chinese language Employment
Category	1. Settlement
Place	Claremont
Keywords	Chinese Australian domesticity - nineteenth century
Current holder	Claremont Museum/Collections WA
Date	1888
Link	https://collectionswa.net.au/items/c3b84086-dc3c-4743-94fa-fe097033e39a
Item number	cwa-org-28--98-664
Access rights	Digitised
Country of origin	Australia
Language	Chinese English
Description from source	B/W copy print of head and shoulders studio portrait of Chen Chhoi mounted in an oval, card frame. Chen is wearing a loose, dark, collarless garment with button and loop closing, on the chest of which appears to be an attached parchment bearing several Chinese characters. The front of his head is shaved and remaining hair is drawn back. On the back of original was the following: [Chen Chhoi 7611/91], some Chinese symbols in black ink and, in blue biro [Cook for 4 bachelors/living Goldsworthy Rd/Claremont about 1888-1890].
Physical format	Photographs
Transcription	The text appearing on his chest reads 曾財 which is his name (Chen Chhoi, pinyin Zeng Cai, Jyutping Cang Coi), [Josh Stenberg, 26 June 2024]