ALTAR IN SERRA'S CHAPEL AT MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
Entry/Object ID
96.7.24.4
Description
ALTAR IN SERRA'S CHAPEL AT MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of the altar at Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca. 1920s. The altar table is at the center with ornate carvings along the front and a white lace tablecoth on top. On the top are three objects, including a missal book on the far right. The book has a cross on the cover and is on an easel. At the back is a wall with many ornate carvings and three arches at the top and bottom each containing a religious figure. From left to right at the top are St. Peter, Father Serra, and the Archangel Gabriel. At the bottom are St. Joseph, Christ on the cross, and the Virgin Mary. Across the front of the altar is an iron rail and two candelabra. At the left of the foreground is a round pulpit, and across the front are wood benches. At the top of the back is a stamp with the numbers, "1339." At the left of the center is the word, "VELOX." The photograph was housed in Agnes Temple's album which is item 96.7.94.1 along with many other photographs which span 96.7.1.1-.93.1. Contact sheets 2000.159.1.1-.8 show the original positioning of the images within the album. With only light stains on the back, the artifact is in good condition.
Number-Units: 1
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pulpits
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Missions--San Juan Capistrano (Calif.), Altars--San Juan Capistrano (Calif.), Church decoration and ornament, Church furniture, Altarpieces, Spanish
