Collections record Beta
Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Rosary
Object Number
2018-51-8
Description
Rosary of dark wood beads joined by metal link chain with metal crucifix. Beads are uniform in size. Silver medal centerpiece with additional metal charm below, attached at top of pendant. Metal crucifix of dark silver color with lighter silver metal decoration.
Provenance
Kept with WWII-era effects of Reno Luzi, and presumably carried with him during service overseas.
Comment
Luzi (1922-2016) was a first-generation American born to an Italian family in Bantam. He attended the Pratt Institute in 1941 to study architecture, and joined the Army Reserve in 1942 before being assigned to active duty in 1943. During his training, he took a course in blueprint creation, and after being deployed to Europe he was assigned to a unit tasked with creating blueprints to repair infrastructure in Northern France and the Rhineland. He was in Reims when the German command issued its surrender in the city in 1945, and was discharged in 1946.
Category
Date Made
1940s
Dimensions
Overall length 25"
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