Green chaplain stole used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley
date: label: Date
content: 1939-1944
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Louis J. Beasley, American, 1907 - 2001
notes: label: Description
content: A dark chartreuse green damask stole used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. The facing side of the stole is made from dark chartreuse green silk damask with a styled floral and fruit vine design with sheep laying amongst the foliage. The reverse of the stole is made from gold silk satin. The stole is tapered to be thinner at the center so it drapes flat around the wearer's neck. There are matching designs machine embroidered on each facing end in gold rayon thread and outlined in gold foil wrapped thread. The designs are of a Greek cross with trefoil arms. There is a small machine-embroidered gold Greek cross with trefoil arms at the center, which when worn is apparent on the nape of the wearer's neck. Both ends of the stole have dark chartreuse green rayon fringe.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
label: Exhibition
content: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Louis J. Beasley Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.205.4
objectType: label: Type
content: stoles (vestments)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk with rayon fringe and embroidery
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Flat): 42 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (108.6 × 26.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Folded): 45 3/4 × 4 5/8 in. (116.2 × 11.7 cm)