Paten in Chaplain Kit used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A brass paten, used for the distribution of the consecrated Eucharist. The paten is a simple, unadorned platter with a 1/2 inch raised border. Verso, in the center of the paten, the letters [U. S.] are engraved.

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