Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a painting of the Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus at Mission San Luis Obispo, ca.1900. She is wearing a crown and a long dress and cape decorated with embroidered designs. She is holding a rosary in her right hand and Baby Jesus in her left hand. Baby Jesus is wearing a robe and a crown as well. She stands in an archway on top of a pedestal. The rectangular frame of the painting is topped with an semi-circular and curved-shape carving consisting of four ovals on each side, four semi-circles on each side of the top, and one large oval at the very top. The painting is displayed on a dark cloth background.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs art
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