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  • Object number
    61/30/1-4
  • Description
    Four brackets used for fixing handles on a coffin. From a cabinet maker and undertaker in Burford who died in 1910.
    These four cast iron brackets, of the same pattern, were used for fixing handles on a coffin. They also served as decoration. They came from the widow of a cabinet maker and undertaker in Burford who died in 1910.
  • Physical description
    4 coffin handle brackets: metal [cast iron]; good condition
  • Archival history
    MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'COFFIN HANDLE BRACKET// See 61/23 // [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]'
  • Production date
    1800-01-01 - 1849-12-31
  • Production period
    Nineteenth century, first half
  • Object name
    Coffin furniture
  • Material
    Metal, iron
  • Associated subject
    COMMUNITY LIFE : cultural traditions
    Death
  • External document
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6063.tif - High resolution image
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