Casket Collection

Embossed Victorian mourning card, Mary Hickman
Embossed Victorian mourning card with a funerary monument. In Memory of Mary, relict of the late Job Hickman, of the Bilston Quarries, she departed this life, December 2nd, 1857, aged 73 years

Delivery truck c. 1910
Hearse and Casket Body on Buick m/4 Four Cylinder Commercial Chassis. Photographic post card of a drawing or print of a Buick hearse

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Worshipping the tooth relic
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist Procession
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession

The burial of Thomas Hardys heart among his own people: the vicar of Stinsford in Dorset ( Mellstock of Under the Greenwood Tree ) bearing the casket containing it

Batgers Christmas crackers box label
A bright and colourful label for a box of Batgers Jewel Christmas crackers featuring a lady emerging from a casket of jewels

Colour illustration of woman with red, long beads, earrings
Colour lustration of woman with red, long beads and earrings, and jewel box, in front of a hand mirror. Captioned: ??Man-Killers: The Weapons Woman Wields??

Jewel Casket
A picture of a jewel casket, with inlaid Roman figures, belonging to Australian artist, Norman Alfred William Lindsay. Date: circa 1925

The Emperor Napoleon lying in state
The late Emperor Napoleon III of France (1808-1873)lying in state at Camden Place, Chislehurst. January 1873

The coffin for the remains of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey before it was taken to France to receive the remains

Decorated casket, probably for bridal goods 13th century
Decorated wooden casket, probably for bridal goods 13th century. Knights with heraldic shields climbing ladders to storm a castle defended by women

Walther von Klingen jousting in a tournament watched by five noble women. German knight, poet and minstrel or Minnesanger, d. 1286. From a miniature in the Codex Manesse

Old Wall Street, New York, NY, USA
circa 1910s

Buddhas Tooth and Golden Casket - Kandy, Sri Lanka
Buddhas Tooth and Golden Casket - housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) Kandy, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1909

Roman sarcophagus of a child decorated with reliefs depictin
Sarcophagus of a child decorated with reliefs depicting the procession of Bacchus, god of wine, and his followers. Marble. 220-250 AD. The lid, with the reclining figure of Silenus, is modern

Funeral procession, Naples, Italy. Date: late 19th century

A selection of the Princes gifts, 1876
A selection of the presents made to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) during his Royal Progress through India in 1875-6. They have been arranged in the India Museum, South Kensington

Coffer of scribe. Spain
Coffer of scribe. Made of wood with mother-of-pearl inlay work. Granadine Circle. 14th century. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Casket on wood depicting... Egyptian art
Painted chest depicting a king on his chariot attacking an enemy. ca. 1340 BC. Found at the Treasure of Tutankhamun. Painted wood. Small chest for sandals. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Furniture

Mr. Cockings Parachute
Poster for The Casket July 29 1837 advertising A History of Parachutes recording a full description of Mr. Cockings Parachute, and of its Ascent, and all the Particulars of its Disastrous Descent

Scene from Shakespeares play, The Merchant of Venice
A scene from Shakespeares comedy, The Merchant of Venice, in which Bassanio chooses the leaden casket rather than the gold or silver one, and wins Portia, a rich heiress

French spoils from China exhibited at Tuileries, 1861
French spoils from China recently exhibited at the Palace of the Tuileries. Treasures and valuable objects sent home from the Summer Palace as a present to Napoleon III

Royal visit to India: Prince of Wales presented with address
Royal visit to India: Mr Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) the address of the municipal council at Colombo, Ceylon, 1876 Date: 1876

Procession, Holy Relic of the Tooth, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Annual Procession of the Holy Relic of the Tooth (the Kandy Perahera), Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Kandy is the home of the relic of the tooth of Buddha -- a casket containing it is carried on the back of an

Reliquary casket of Saint Cucuphas. Wooden gilded silver. 14th Century. Detail. Saint Cucuphas martyred over a grill before Maximian. Ca. 1303. From Church of Monestir of St. Cugat. Diocesan Museum

A copy of a reliquary made in Scandinavia at the end of the
Copy of a reliquary made in Scandinavia at the end of the 10th cent. The wooden casket was clad with elk horn and gilt-bronze bands. The form imitated a Viking house

Spain. Galicia. Santiago de Compostela. Cathedral. The silver coffer holding the remains of St. James. Crypt. Built in 19th century. Detail evangelists

Spain. Santiago de Compostela. Cathedral. The silver coffer
Spain. Galicia. Santiago de Compostela. Cathedral. The silver coffer holding the remains of St. James. Crypt. Built in 19th century. Detail Christ pantocrator

Coffer of agates. Spain
Coffer of agates. 11th century. Made in silver and decorated with agates. From the Collegiate Church of Saint Isidore of Leon. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Coffer of the Beatitudes. Spain
Coffer of the Beatitudes. 1063. Ivory plaques depicting the Beatitudes. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Prince, Noble, Page C14
Prince: gipon (doublet), soled & piked hose, knightly-girdle, dagged mantle. Noble: shoulder cape, hood & cloak. Page: wide short sleeveless tunic with side vents, funnel sleeves. Date: 14th century

The Morpeth Casket, or wine cooler. The casket was presented to Lord Morpeth by a large number of the electorate of the West Riding of Yorkshire following his defeat at the previous election

Wooden casket, Freedom of Town of St Louis, Mauritius
A wooden casket representing the Honorary Freedom of the Town of Port Louis, officially awarded to the Mauritius Boy Scouts Association by the Municipal Council in December 1962

Governor viewing exhibition of works, Mauritius
The Governor of Mauritius, Sir John Shaw Rennie (1917-2002), with his wife, Lady Rennie, and scouting leaders, viewing an exhibition of works

Governor, Mayor and Scouts at a rally, Mauritius
The Governor of Mauritius, Sir John Shaw Rennie (1917-2002), with the Mayor of Port Louis (Raymond Devienne), scouting leaders, boy scouts and others at a rally

Governor receiving casket from Mayor, Mauritius
The Governor of Mauritius, Sir John Shaw Rennie (1917-2002), receiving a casket from the Mayor, watched by scouts and others

Snow White silhouette
Snow White asleep in a casket, attended by the Seven Dwarfs. Date: circa 1915

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS, Presentation casket
The casket enclosing the scroll granting the freedom of the City of London to SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS(1821 - 1905), benefactor who founded the Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1894

Shakespeare Tree Used
Casket made from the wood of a mulberry tree, planted, or at any rate owned, by Shakespeare. Date: 1847

Serbian Orthodox burial - WW1 era. Date: 1917

Hotel des Invalides - Napoleons Tomb - Paris, France Date: 1909

Jade and gold casket (Lid shut)
This casket was given to the Duchess of Cornwall and York in 1901 inscribed From many Loyal Women of the Province of Aukland

Jade and gold casket (Lid open)
This casket was given to the Duchess of Cornwall and York in 1901 inscribed From many Loyal Women of the Province of Aukland

Royal Wedding Gift 1947
ELIZABETH II An ivory casket presented to Princess Elizabeth as a wedding present by the Maharaja of Bikaner upon her marriage to Prince Philip. Date: 1947

Wedding presents for Princess Helena and Prince Christian
Wedding presents given to Princess Helena, third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Above is a centrepiece presented to Prince Christian by the Queen; below left

Casket Madonna
Maria Misericordia. A casket madonna, - the front can be opened. Carving by Lars Germundsson. Church of Misterhult, Sweden. End of 1400s. Date: 1400s

Welsh Cabinet Makers with prams
The shop of W. Davies, a Cabinet Maker and Undertaker, of Station Road, Llanelli who was known as Davies the Celfi (Davies the Furniture)

Princess Elizabeth at Portland Training College
Princess Elizabeth accepting a casket from Winifred Duchess of Portland after laying the foundation stone of the main building of the Portland Training College for the disabled

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