Inlaid decoration of shells for tabernacle at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905

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Photograph of an inlaid decoration of shells for tabernacle at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905. The top is shaped like an inverted boat hull, curving to a peak topped with a leaf-shaped carving at top There are leaf-like figures on top of each side. At middle is a cross with a Christ figure engraved (?) on it. A carved cloth is draped across the cross. There is a heart encircled with thorns on the left side, while a heart engraved with letters "S M" (graffiti?) on the right. There are many abalone shell decorations inlaid in squares around the hearts and the cross. A pitcher decorates the right side while another vessel decorates the left. A paneled wood wall is visible behind.

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Title Inlaid decoration of shells for tabernacle at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905

Subject Churches, Catholic (lcsh), Mission Santa Barbara (file heading), Missions, Spanish (lcsh), religious facilities (adlf), Santa Barbara Mission (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Santa Barbara (city or populated place), Santa Barbara (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1905

Type images, physical objects

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm. (aacr2), glass plate negatives (format), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1905

Creator Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m16811

Identifier 4463 (accession number), CHS-4463 (call number), CHS-4463 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-16744 (legacy record id), chs-m16811 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14095 (legacy record id), 1-144-128 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 16744

Unique identifier UC141234

Legacy Identifier CHS-4463.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.0 in × 13.1 in at 300dpi
43.1 cm × 33.4 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Description The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.

Date Created 1860/1960

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