Host box 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 host box, or ciborium, in three parts, with container (a), small insert for consecrated Eucharist (b), and lid (c). The host box is in a simple, completely unadorned style. The host box is cylindrical, with a flat base and flat rim. On either side of the host box, near the rim, are two (2) small protrusions which enable the lid to slide on and lock into place. On the base of the container in the upper half is an engraving [U. S.].
label: Description
content: The insert (b), is a half-moon shaped container that fits inside the host box.The insert has a curled rim that secures over the edge of the host box rim. With the insert in place, there is space next to and below the insert for unconsecrated hosts to be stored. On the bottom of the insert is an engraving [U. S.].
label: Description
content: The lid (c) has a slightly fluted edge, a flat top, and a narrow, curled lip with two (2) indentations where the lid interlocks with the container base.
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
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: 2013.205.1.5abc
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 (abc): 2 × 3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (5.1 × 8.6 × 8.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a): 1 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (4.1 × 7.9 × 7.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 1 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 1 9/16 in. (3.2 × 7.9 × 4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (c): 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (1.3 × 8.6 × 8.6 cm)