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Fabric doll dressed in a long shirt or tunic, long skirt, and headcovering made of shiny gold, blue, and black brocade fabric; face drawn on in ink; hair braid made of black thread. According to Sr. Nasreen Daniel, SL, this doll was given to Sr. Mary…

Handkerchief-like square of fabric, printed with central design of red flowers surrounded by five sets of patterned borders in hues of red, brown, and gold, with Urdu script in each corner. According to Sr. Nasreen Daniel, SL, this piece of fabric…

Banner with pictorial needlework scene stitched with yarn, trees and river with two horses, birds, a horserider, and a bather; buildings and hills pictured in background. Backed by light blue loose-weave fabric and hung on a metal pole. "Made in…

Plexiglass-fronted wood shadowbox with four pieces of tile flooring from the chapel of the Loretto Center in St. Louis, MO, and 5-decade rosary "from one of the older sisters." The box was given to Sr. Maria Daniel, SL, for her first vows, October…

Decorative wooden bowl (a) and stand (b) from Pakistan, two separate pieces. The bowl is carved with a leaf motif in the center and the material to the sides of each leaf cut out. The stand has four feet and is foldable, made with four interlocking…

Framed Mary Rhodes Award, consisting of a stitched fabric block, black with red stitches and multicolored backing visible through oval cut-outs. Label on back of frame: "Presented to Mary Pius Fagan [OP] by the Loretto Women's Network / June, 2005."…

Pewter and bronze circular tray, handmade with bird and floral decoration in center and along edges. A Pakistani Sister of Loretto was given this tray by her family to "give to her Sisters" when she first visited them in the US. She brought it with…

Hooked rug figure, Pakistani woman in a pink and blue traditional dress (salwar kameez) carrying a pot on her head. This was made by three Pakistani Sisters of Loretto during their recreation time as novices in St. Louis. Their mentor was Sr. Sue…

Rosary, wood beads with metal cross inscribed on one side with a cross, "IHS," and "1722"; and "INRI" on the other side above a raised depiction of Christ and four engraved symbols. The rosary has belonged to Srs. DePazzi Burns, Nasreen Daniel, and…

Scarf made of two strips of white translucent material with light green crochet work on edges and light green open weave crochet joining the two strips. This was given to Sr. Mary Luke Tobin, SL, by Sr. Nasreen Daniel, SL. Nasreen tells this story…