Altar covers 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: Altar covers of burgundy velvet with gold fringe in two pieces, (a) drapes over the altar and (b) fits over the lid of the kit case.
label: Description
content: (a): A rectangular altar cover that drapes over the platform of the chaplain's kit case. The front is made of burgundy cut velvet acrylic and the back is made of burgundy twill acrylic fabric. Rayon fringe in burgundy and gold is sewn along the bottom edge of the cover.
label: Description
content: (b): A rectangular altar cover that fits over the lid of the chaplain's kit case when it is open. The front and top of the cover are made of burgundy cut velvet acrylic which wraps around to the back, with the majority of the back portion made from burgundy twill acrylic fabric. Rayon fringe in burgundy and gold is sewn along the seam where the front and top parts of the burgundy velvet are attached. The bottom portion of the cover is open so it can be slipped over the lid, with the edges turned and hemmed. The inside of the cover is not lined.
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: 2013.205.1.10ab
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: Acrylic velvet and Acrylic twill with rayon fringe
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a): 18 1/2 × 34 in. (47 × 86.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 14 × 18 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (35.6 × 46.4 × 7.9 cm)