VINTAGE 1862 VICTORIAN FUNERAL CASKET COFFIN PLAQUE PLATE – 5″ x 3.5″
USD 246.50 USD
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IT APPEARS IT WAS NEEDED FOR A DOWRY/INHERITANCE IN ENGLAND. Coffin plates go back at least as far as the 17th century and were reserved for people of wealth. Through the centuries, more people were able to afford the luxury of a coffin plate and with the industrial, by the mid-19th century, the cost of the plates decreased so much that almost every family could afford to have one put on the coffin of their loved ones.
