Altar Plan fur die Ehrw: Schwestern in Carrolltown, PA (obverse)/ Unidentified Altar Plan (Reverse)
Name/Title
"Altar Plan fur die Ehrw: Schwestern in Carrolltown, PA" (obverse)/ Unidentified Altar Plan (Reverse)Entry/Object ID
1883.001Description
"Altar Plan fur die Ehrw: Schwestern in Carrolltown, PA" (Altar plan for the Venerable Sisters in Carrolltown). The Convent was razed in the 1960s and the altar is presumed lost. On the reverse is a neo-Gothic style altar. Two of the four niches have been sketch in with images of an Angel and a Bishop. In signature "gem." is German abbreviation for "Gemacht" (made). This was a signature abbreviation Br. Cosmas used mostly in the 1880s.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink with wash and pencilCollection
Archabbey-Catholic Altar Building StudioCataloged By
KimAcquisition
Accession
1883.001Source or Donor
ArtistAcquisition Method
Produced by StaffCredit Line
Made by Saint Vincent MonkMade/Created
Artist
Wolf, Br. Cosmas, O.S.B.Date made
1883Notes
Technique: DrawingEthnography
Culture/Tribe
German/American