Crucifix in Chaplain Kit used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley
date: label: Date
content: 1939-1944
name: label: Issued by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Used by
content: Louis J. Beasley, American, 1907 - 2001
notes: label: Description
content: A crucifix with a detachable cross (a) and stand (b), displaying the figure of Jesus Christ on the cross. The cross (a) is brass, while the Christ figure is made of a silver-colored metal. He is depicted with long hair and a long beard, and is wearing a cloth tied at the waist. The figure is attached to the cross with three (3) screws, one through the left palm, one through the right palm and one through the feet. The bolts do not extend all the way through to the back of the cross. Affixed to the top of the cross, above the Christ figure, is a small scrolled plaque with the letters [INRI]. This scroll appears to be of the same silver-colored metal as the Christ figure, and is attached to the cross with two (2) screws at the proper left and proper right. The bottom of the cross has a small collar where the cross screws into the base. The crucifix base (b) attaches to the bottom of the cross with a short, thick screw. The base is circular and hollow. Etched onto the hollow inside of the base is [U. S.].
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
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: 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: 2013.205.1.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: communion sets
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: brass and other metals
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ab): 12 1/2 × 6 × 4 3/16 in. (31.8 × 15.2 × 10.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a): 10 5/8 × 6 × 1 1/2 in. (27 × 15.2 × 3.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 2 1/8 × 4 3/16 × 4 3/16 in. (5.4 × 10.6 × 10.6 cm)