[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
61/32
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This gilt cast iron handle would have been used for carrying a coffin. It came from the widow of a cabinet maker and undertaker in Burford who died in 1910.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 coffin handle; metal [cast iron] coated with gilt; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'COFFIN HANDLE // 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]'
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1800-01-01 - 1849-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Nineteenth century, first half
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6064.tif - High resolution image
