Joss House altar

Photograph

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Joss House altar

Entry/Object ID

1999.18.1

Description

Photograph of altar at Joss House in Napa. Joss Houses were a place of worship in Chinese culture. PF Location: 141A

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

1999.18

Source or Donor

Ontis, Madeline

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1980

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Altars

Search Terms

Joss House, Altars

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Create Date

July 27, 2013

Update Date

August 19, 2026