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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…

Two round prisoner of war badges, plastic with safety pins, numbers 86 and 98. These were worn by Loretto Sisters interned at Sacred Heart Convent, Shanghai, April 21, 1943-August 15, 1945. During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai (1943-45),…

Three fabric bags for shipping things from China to the Motherhouse.a) Addressed from "SMP" in Hanyang to the Mother General at Loretto Motherhouse.b) Addressed to "Mother M. Francisca" at the Loretto Motherhouse, August 1937.c) Addressed to the…

Banner, reversible, embroidered on both sides. Cream brocade background, painted picture of Our Lady of Fatima, halo of twelve stars, dressed in white trimmed in gold, wearing a rosary at waist, standing on a cloud on a tree. Trimmed with gold and…

Banner, gold background, gold braid symbol of Mary with rosary of blue beads and gold cross with green stones, border design in blue and orange; gold fringe on scalloped bottom edge. Side two: cream brocade background, painted likeness of Mary, Queen…

Banner painted picture of Sacred Heart of Jesus on red silk background with 11 Chinese characters surrounding top. Symbol IHS in gold braid below the picture, cut away bottom with gold fringe. Side two: cream silk background, jeweled monstrance in…

Banner, maroon velvet, embroidered picture of young man dressed in white surplice holding a cross, surrounded by an oval gold frame and gold embroidered flowers. Side two: maroon velvet, embroidered picture of Saint Joseph holding the child Jesus and…

Brass bell from China; plastic handle.

Book with a black cover imprinted with gold characters, a Japanese war manual from the Sino-Chinese War. Some pages fold out to show diagrams of towers and buildings. Stamp inside cover states: "Passed by joint intelligence, examined in the field."…

“Catalogue for St. Columban’s Embroidery School,” HanYang, Hupeh, China. The first mission of Loretto in China was in the interior city of HanYang where the Sisters took over an embroidery school established by the Columban Missionary Society.