Collection of five pieces Victorian 19th century coffin hardware. Ornately designed metal plates as decorative washers or spacers for the coffin screws. Sand cast nickel plate with brass finish. Lavish coffin hardware was the result of the 19th century ‘Cult of the Dead’ or the ‘Beautification of Death’ movement. These new views on death were the the result of Romanticism that began in the late 1700s. With it’s reverence for nature and emotions, as well as interest in the esoteric. The Romantic movement increased sentimentalism surrounding death and the afterlife leading to more elaborate mourning behaviors, monuments and coffins.
.875 x 2 inches
