Identity area
Reference code
14.05
Title
Vestment Department Tabernacle Curtains, Tabernacle Veils, Monstrance Covers, and Satin Table Covers from Monastery Immaculate Conception Church
Date(s)
- 2001-03-30 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
6 Tabernacle curtains, 2 monstrance and 6 table covers,
Context area
Name of creator
(1867-1993 (date of termination) 1995 (end date of activity))
Administrative history
The Stitching Department (Vestment Department) was located in various areas of the monastery throughout the monastery's history, was closed in 1993. All vestment-making activities had ended by 1995.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These sanctuary items, no longer used, were sent to the archives by Sister Mary Carmel Spayd, sacristan, on February 25, 1999.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
These are tabernacle curtains used in the monastery chapel which were probably made by the sisters in the former vestment department.(stitching room). These green, red, purple and white, were changed for different liturgical seasons and for feastdays.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
None
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open to research
Conditions governing reproduction
No restrictive conditions apply
Language of material
- No linguistic content