Title: Coffin Hardware in Nineteenth-Century America
Description: "Using data from archaeological excavations, patent filings, and marketing catalogs, this book provides a broad view of the introduction, spread, and use of mass-produced coffin hardware in North America. At the book's heart is a standardized typology of coffin hardware that recognizes stylistic and functional changes and a fresh look at the meanings and uses of the various motifs and decorative elements. Within the discussion of mass-produced coffin hardware in North America is new work connecting the North American industry with its British antecedents and a fresh analysis of the prime factors that led to the introduction and spread of mass-produced coffin hardware. Extensively illustrated with examples of coffin hardware to aid scholars and professionals in identification"--
Subjects: Hardware, Coffins, History, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Social life and customs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / General, Cercueils, Histoire, Funérailles, Rites et cérémonies, Mœurs et coutumes, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Archaeology, 19th Century, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES, General, Death & Dying, Manners and customs