Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rosary
Object Number:
1956.170.14[dup]
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Plastic, metal, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/4 x 1 x 1/4 in. ( 54 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Green plastic rosary beads strung onto a metal chain, green plastic "sacred heart of Mary attaches the chain with the cross to the rest of the beads; yellow plastic crucifix with an ivory Jesus nailed on.
Gallery Label:
This rosary was used by Ruth Draper. She used the beads in the momologue, "In a Church in Italy."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E.C. Carter, sister of Ruth Draper
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
