Bailly Family Rosary
Name/Title
Bailly Family RosaryEntry/Object ID
2015.42.5Description
Wooden rosary used by the women of the Bailly household. The beads, including the seven large rose blossoms where the Lord’s Prayer was recited, are made from rosewood, a dense and aromatic wood that is often polished and fashioned for purposes with regular tactile handling.Use
The Rosary refers to the set of traditional prayers central to Catholic devotional life. Derived from the Latin rosarium (“crown of roses”), it also refers to the tactile string of beads that helps facilitate meditation and count the constituent prayers. Kept for decades in the small mission chapel of the Bailly homestead, this large rosary belonged to Frances Rose Howe, who maintained the devout Catholic faith of her family in a largely Protestant area.Acquisition
Accession
2015.42Source or Donor
Found in CollectionAcquisition Method
Found in CollectionMade/Created
Time Period
19th CenturyExhibitions
100 Years, 100 Objects
Against the Grain
From a Bailly Point of View