Silver pitcher
Item
Dublin Core
Title
Silver pitcher
Subject
Pitchers
Silver pitcher
Silver pitcher
Description
In 1858, as Community foundress Mother Xavier Ross prepared to leave Nashville, TN., where her Community had first began, The people of Nashville, TN. gifted Mother Xavier with a silver pitcher engraved: “A token of esteem and gratitude, respectfully inscribed to the Sisters of Charity, by the citizens of Nashville, Dec. 4th, 1858.” The pitcher has become a treasured historical artifact of the early days in Nashville and the work the Sisters did there.
Creator
Unknown
Source
N/A
Publisher
N/A
Date
ca. 1855
Contributor
Tennessee--Nashville
Rights
The material in this collection is made available by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. To request reproductions or to inquire about permissions, contact SCL Archives at 913-758-6588, or tcrawford@scls.org.
Citation
Unknown, “Silver pitcher,” Sisters of Charity Federation Archives, accessed October 5, 2024, https://scfederationarchives.org/items/show/165.
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