Browse Items (2224 total)
Sort by:
card - altar
Latin altar card, used for festive occasions, early 20th century. Framed in dark wood, red velvet and leaf-shaped metal (silver/pewter) corner embellishments. The Sacred Heart of Mary, holding a white lily pictured on the top of the prayer asking God…
vestment - cope
Black satin cope used for funerals before Vatican II, from Loretto Academy, Kansas City, MO. Maker's tag on inside back neckline is "Benziger Brothers / Makers / New York, Cincinnati, Chicago." Embroidered flowers and trim; fringe along top edge;…
book
Book, leather embossed cover, "El Tesoro Escondido O Breve Instruccion Sobre La Santa Misa," or "The Hidden Treasure or a Brief Instruction on the Holy Mass," by Sr. Leonard of Port Maurice. Translated by R.P. Carlos Infante, SJ; 12th edition,…
book - novenas
Book, black cover, 47 pages, edged in red, "Rosary Novenas to Our Lady" by Charles V. Lacey with a preface by Rev. Raymond P. Lawrence, published by Benziger Brothers, Inc.
statue
Wooden statue of St. Joseph and child, standing on base with carved lily. Label on back indicates it was made in Italy and sold by Benziger Brothers. This statue was in the St. Louis House of Studies when it opened, in 1960.
desk - slant top
This slant top desk was made by Brother Charles Gilbert for Father Nerinckx. Inside are compartments for paper, ink and writing utensils. Brother Charles Gilbert came with Father Nerinckx from Europe to enter a brotherhood in America. Since the…
desk - lap
Lap desk shaped as a box, wood with brass edges, collapsible handles, hinges, and lock; green fabric on bottom. Two-part hinged writing surface lined with green fabric and covering compartment with two inside drawers. Three compartments, one with…
reliquary
Framed wood carving by Brother Charles Gilbert, reliquary decorated with gold-painted vines and grapes, with seven holders for relics. Brought from Cedar Grove (Louisville, KY) in 1925. The relics are 1) "S. Pulcheria virg. imper." (St. Pulcheria);…
plaque
Wooden painted folk art plaque by Carmen Romero Velarde, who has displayed her art in the Smithsonian. Depicts two saints, identified on the back as Santo Nino de Atocha and San Francisco de Assisi with notations that they are (saints) for children,…
collage
Collage of early 19th-century Loretto Academy work. At top is a charcoal sketch of Clement Spalding, drawn by his sister, Caroline Spalding (McAtee) when she was a student at St. Mary’s of the Rolling Fork, Calvary, KY. At the bottom left is a sample…