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Carved wood panel from La Paz, Bolivia. The surface is carved and painted with the image of an Indigenous man wearing a hat and playing the flute, next to a llama, with a little church with a bell tower in the close background and hills, snow-capped…

Child’s dress, pleated bodice, beige with red decoration and edging, hook and eyelet closures on back; made in 1850 by Adeline Johnson, at Bethlehem Academy, St. John’s, KY.

Watercolor(?) painting of a Southwestern landscape, yellow and purple flowers along road in foreground, and trees, adobe buildings, and two mountain ranges in background under a blue sky. Signed in lower right corner by Agnes Tait (1894-1981).…

Pen and ink drawing copying Courtois of Mechlin's 1816 "Little Loretto" print. Notes written in pencil on back. The artist was Anita M. Kopf, who was a junior in the Art Department at Webster College (Webster Groves, MO) in February 1948.

Embroidered floral wreath on black fabric, intended as a seat or chair cover. Made by Ann (Annie) Mary Hill (1841-1923) in 1852 while she was a student at Calvary, Holy Mary's on the Rolling Fork, KY. The account books for Calvary indicate Ann…

Steel engraving portrait of Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget, labeled in French "Benoist, Joseph, Flaget, Eveque de Bardstown, Kentucky." Signed by H. Grevedon (Henri Grevedon, 1776-1860) and dated 1839 in lower left corner. Print labeled for Arminius…

Lithograph print titled "The Plaza and Church of El Paso," showing buildings and people with flocks of birds. Drawn by A. de Veuducourt (Augustus Guy de Vaudricourt) and printed by Sarony, Major & Knapp, New York.

This image by de Vaudricourt…

Pair of prints of artwork by Ben Neill (1914-2001), depicting the Ark and Dove ships. A) is labeled "Departure Cowes, Isle of Wight, England"; b) is labeled "Arrival St. Clement's Island, Maryland." The Ark and the Dove brought the first British…

Latin altar card, used for festive occasions, early 20th century. Wooden frame covered with red velvet with leaf-shaped decorative silver/pewter corner embellishments. Set in tri-panel form: center has a small Last Supper; the left-hand panel has at…

Latin altar card, used for festive occasions, early 20th century. Framed in dark wood with red velvet and metal (silver/pewter) leaf-shaped corner decorations. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is painted in the center, above the Latin version of the…