Viaticum, Last Rites Cabinet, or Sick Call Set
Medium:
plaster
Dimensions:
16.25" x 10.25" x 5.5" (41.27 x 26 x 14 cm)
Tradition:
Repository:
Private Collection.
Date:
1930s-1940s CE
ID:
13097
Keywords:
Notes:
Photographs © Sally Promey.
The items that remain with this dresser-top viaticum include: metal candle holders; black padded-top box with gold cross printed on top; instructions for use of this “Perfection Sick-Call Set”; two metal plates bearing “IHS” monogram; glass bottle for holy water; two candles; crucifix; full-size teaspoon; white linen napkin.
Made by the Pennsylvania Statuary Company Incorporated.