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Altarpiece

Object number2005.1.6 a-j

Manufacturer Mullingar Pewter

Date2001

MediumPewter, wood, platic, cloth

Credit LineGift of Father Joseph R. McCaffrey

DescriptionPortable mass kit.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 5.5 × 13.75 × 10.75 in. (14 × 34.9 × 27.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 5.5 × 7.688 × 0.375 in. (14 × 19.5 × 1 cm)
Height x Diameter (c): 1.5 × 3.125 in. (3.8 × 7.9 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (f): 2.375 × 1.75 × 2.5 in. (6 × 4.4 × 6.4 cm)
Height x Diameter (d): 3.563 × 3.5 in. (9.1 × 8.9 cm)
Height x Diameter (e): 2.375 × 3.5 in. (6 × 8.9 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (g): 2.375 × 1.75 × 2.5 in. (6 × 4.4 × 6.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (h): 3.875 × 2 × 0.563 in. (9.8 × 5.1 × 1.4 cm)
Inscriptions(a) Sticker on front of case reads: "Father Joseph R. McCaffrey / Saints John & Paul Parish / 2586 Wexford Bayne Road / Sewickley, PA 15143".
Marks(b) Mark on back reads: "MULLINGAR PEWTER". Text below this reads: "MADE / IN / MULLINGAR / IRELAND". Next to this is an image of an owl.

(c) Mark on bottom reads: "MULLINGAR PEWTER". Text below this reads: "MADE / IN / MULLINGAR / IRELAND". Below this is an image of an owl.

(e) Mark on bottom reads: "MULLINGAR PEWTER". Text below this reads: "MADE / IN / MULLINGAR / IRELAND". Below this is an image of an owl.

(f) Mark on bottom reads: "MULLINGAR PEWTER". Text below this reads: "MADE / IN / MULLINGAR / IRELAND". Below this is an image of an owl.

(g) Mark on bottom reads: "MULLINGAR PEWTER". Text below this reads: "MADE / IN / MULLINGAR / IRELAND". Below this is an image of an owl.
Historical NotesThis kit belonged to Father Joesph McCaffrey and was used to serve communion to the families of Flight 93 victims in the aftermath of the Flight 93 crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001 Label TextAs one of the official chaplains of the FBI Pittsburgh Division, Father Joseph McCaffrey rushed to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of September 11, 2001 in order to provide spiritual and emotional support to FBI agents and personnel working at the Flight 93 crash site. He was also asked to counsel the families of the victims as they began to arrive in Shanksville. Several days after the crash, McCaffrey was called upon the hold a mass and Holy Communion service for all of the families at nearby Seven Springs resport. He used this portable mass kit or the service.

Related institution Federal Bureau of Investigation (founded 1908)

Related institution Saints John & Paul Catholic Church

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