Altar cloths of white linen in Chaplain Kit of 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: Altar cloths made of white plain woven linen. The rectangular cloths have a wide hemmed edge that is turned to the back and machine stitched. Both altar cloths .1 and .2 are the same.
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: Textiles and Quilts
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: 2013.205.1.12.1-.2
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: linen
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1): 13 5/8 × 44 in. (34.6 × 111.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.2): 13 5/8 × 44 1/2 in. (34.6 × 113 cm)