Plate, Coffin

Item Information

Title:
Plate, Coffin
Description:
Coffin plates: Nathaniel Hill (1770-1855) and Abigail Hill (1773 -1851) "Decorative coffin plates from metal were used to give the vital statistics of the deceased or to inscribe an endearment. They were removed at burial to be kept as a family memento."
Date:
1855
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
Plate, Coffin
Location:
Arlington Historical Society
Collection (local):
Arlington Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Coffins
Death
Decorations
Memorials
Hill, Nathaniel (1770-1855)
Simonds, Abigail
Link to Item:
https://arlingtonhistorical.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/FE19F9E1-B71B-4E72-912B-472342804380
Terms of Use:
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Identifier:
2021.1.1
FE19F9E1-B71B-4E72-912B-472342804380