Chaplain's Chalice
date: label: associated date
content: 1941-1945
label: date obtained by donor
content: 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Brass chalice with gold inlay.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: Chalices are used during the celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass. They bear the wine which represents the blood of Christ. Chaplains often celebrated Mass in the field for Catholic soldiers during active campaigns and before battles.
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States
label: used
content: United States: Alaska, Aleutian Islands
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
label: See more items in
content: Military
label: See more items in
content: Religion
label: See more items in
content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Matthew Douglas Blair
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0151.02
label: accession number
content: 1981.0151
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0151.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: chalice
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/4 in x 4 in x 4 in; 17.145 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm