Torn Altar Cloth
Image
Title
Torn Altar Cloth
Identifier
30959 NP
Source
Marguerite Haines Collection, 1997
Description
Image shows a torn altar cloth. A lighter color fringe can be seen at the top of the cloth. The same light colored fringe can also be seen on the bottom of the cloth. At the bottom of the altar cloth there is a scalloped pattern with embroidered flowers within each half circle.
Museum records include note that the altar cloth matches a description in Helen Hunt Jackson's novel, Ramona.
Museum records include note that the altar cloth matches a description in Helen Hunt Jackson's novel, Ramona.
Creator
Lummis, Charles Fletcher
Date
circa 1888
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Altar-cloths
Rancho Camulos (Calif.)
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Piru (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, “Torn Altar Cloth ,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed April 28, 2024, http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/7658.