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Gold-colored metal abacus, counters also gold, decorated with blue scroll designs on the edges. Found in Sr. Ellen Mary Godfrey’s things after a trip to China.

Afghan or throw, navy blue and white, fringe around all edges. Children holding hands all the way around in solid blue, St. Mary’s written in banner at top, picture of St. Mary’s Grade School 1913-1983, picture of Community High School and St. Mary’s…

Altar, three levels, 38 ½”, 45 ½”, 52” high, tabernacle 21” x 32” x 12” deep, reredos, back of altar, 9’ high, 7’5” wide 42” deep, made for Holy Mary’s, Calvary, KY. Letter of Father Nerinckx, August 18, 1807: “I just came from Holy Mary’s where…

Portable tabernacle altar, wood box with red and black tortoiseshell decorating front doors and Corinthian columns. Painted black, with gold trim, including cornucopia and scrollwork figures. Paper backing. Metal hinges, lock, and key. Interior…

Handmade altar covering, white cotton with scalloped front and side edges, embroidered in silk with pink variegated roses, rosebuds, and rose petals, and green leaves. From Loretto Academy at 39th and Roanoke, Kansas City, MO.

Antependium used at Loretto Heights College, made by students at the Embroidery School in HanYang, China. An antependium was used to decorate the front of an altar. This one has a bat design in shades of blue and gold on a cream background. Brown…

Red and white striped knit fabric apron, three pockets in front, set of ties on each side. Candystriper uniform worn by Joan Mattingly, who volunteered in the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary c. 1975-1980. Red plastic nametag with white text "Joan…

Two aprons made from plain white fabric scraps and spray-painted in red, "No mas impuestos / no mas corrupcion / AMPRONAC" ("no more taxes / no more corruption"). AMPRONAC was a women's branch of FSLN (Sandinistas), titled in English the Association…

Ceiling pieces from the Motherhouse Guest House, room 4, which fell January 26, 2005. Heavy, with several layers of wall paper on heavy composite of early form of wall board attached to wattle, a fabrication of 1 to 1 ½” wide slats and interwoven…

White felt armband, velcro closure, with white patch embroidered with red cross and black text "Comite International de la Croix-Rouge." Likely belonged to Sr. Susan Carol McDonald, SL, who worked with the Red Cross and Cambodian refugees in…