Green chaplain stole used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley

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

A dark chartreuse green damask stole used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. The facing side of the stole is made from dark chartreuse green silk damask with a styled floral and fruit vine design with sheep laying amongst the foliage. The reverse of the stole is made from gold silk satin. The stole is tapered to be thinner at the center so it drapes flat around the wearer's neck. There are matching designs machine embroidered on each facing end in gold rayon thread and outlined in gold foil wrapped thread. The designs are of a Greek cross with trefoil arms. There is a small machine-embroidered gold Greek cross with trefoil arms at the center, which when worn is apparent on the nape of the wearer's neck. Both ends of the stole have dark chartreuse green rayon fringe.

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