Chalice 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 brass chalice with detachable bowl (a) and stand (b). The chalice is in a simple, streamlined style. The chalice bowl (a) consists of a bell-shaped cup and knop stem. The base of the stem has a threaded screw that attaches into a threaded hole in the base. The chalice base (b) has a conical foot, and is wider in circumference than the chalice bowl. The top of the base has a small collar where the bowl screws into the base. A cross, with fleur-de-lis designs at each of the four points, is screwed into and bolted to one side of the base. The cross indicates which way the chalice should face on the altar. 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: 2013.205.1.4ab
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ab): 6 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (17.5 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a): 4 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (12.1 × 7.9 × 7.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 2 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (6.7 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm)