This Crotalus, a wooden clapper used to replace bells for Good Friday services was personalized by its owner.
Apple Corer
The sisters of St. Chretienne used this apple corer to produce apple sauce from their orchard.
Travel Desk
The founder of the Little Sisters of the Assumption used this folding bench as a lap desk when she traveled.
Black Crocodile
The Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa brought this carved black crocodile back from their work in Kenya and Uganda.
Coif Maker
This machine was used to create the coifs - tight bonnets worn under the veil - that were a distinctive part of the habit of the Sisters of Ste. Chretienne.
Large Carved Crotalus
A large wooden crotalus owned by the Sisters of Ste. Chretienne. A crotalus was a clapper used instead of bells in Mass on Good Friday.
Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa Doll
This doll is wearing the traditional habit of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, WI. Dominicans have historically worn a white or ecru habit with a black mantle or cape.
Tabernacle
This tabernacle was in the White House when the Roosevelt-Litvinov Agreement was signed. In 1950, it was removed from the White House and given to the Assumptionist Mission in Moscow.
Ste. Chretienne Statue
This is a statue of Ste. Chretienne (sometimes called St. Nino or Nina), the namesake of the Sisters of Ste. Chretienne.
Coif Iron
After washing their coifs (tight bonnets worn under the veil), the Sisters of Ste. Chretienne used this iron to shape the fabric back into its distinctive form.
Ursuline Academy
This model shows the front facade of the Ursuline Academy in Arcadia, MO (1877-1970).
Sisters of Mary Reparatrix Doll
This doll is wearing the traditional habit of the Sisters of Mary Reparatrix. The veil, scapular, and cincture are light blue, the color traditionally associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary.