61/26/1-8

Coffin plates are decorative panels attached to coffins, often bearing an inscription. These eight plates of four designs (two of each) are pressed from thin tinned plate and have some black paint decoration. They came from the widow of a cabinet maker and undertaker in Burford who died in 1910.

8 coffin plates: metal [tinned] with a little black paint decoration; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'COFFIN PLATES // See 61/23/1-2. // [pencil sketch]', MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form [61/23/1-2] – 'COFFIN PLATES // The plates came from the Estate of an old Mrs Smith of Burford, whose husband died in 1910. He was a 'cabinet maker' and undertaker in Burford. [pencil sketch]'

1800-01-01 - 1849-12-31

Nineteenth century, first half

Metal, Paint

Tinned, Painted