Plate, Coffin

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Plate, Coffin

Entry/Object ID

2017.6

Description

Silver-colored metal coffin plate. The plate is rectangular with scrolled edges and has a small pin-sized hole in each corner for mounting. The center is engraved, "Achsa W. Sprague / Agd 34 ys 8 mo. / Passed away July 6th 1862."

Acquisition

Accession

2017.6

Source or Donor

Rafalski, Jeffrey

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of the Rafalski Family

Made/Created

Date made

1862

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plate, Coffin

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Funerary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

5-3/4 in

Depth

1/8 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sprague, Ascha W. (1827-1862)