Rare Antique Victorian retailer Pressed Tin Coffin Plaque or Casket Plate, Mourning Angels, 1800s Memento Mori, Halloween Decor Gothic Witchy Funeral

Rare and unique 'unused' decorative Victorian pressed tin coffin/casket plate. This would have been part of a casket ornamentation (or casket 'trimming') set, with this particular piece possibly(?) engraved in the central empty cartouche with initials or a date. I love the sweet angels and the pretty flourishes at the border.

A really special and interesting piece of 19th century social history, perfect for a collector of Victoriana or mourning curios.

I am also selling a set of four smaller coffin plates, in the style of 'dummy'/false handles: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1041630150/rare-set-of-four-4x-victorian-pressed?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1

MEASUREMENTS:
• 5" x 3.75"

CONDITION:
• Good, unused condition. Presents beautifully.
• This item has presumably been in long-term storage, and as such has retailer areas of rust and loss to the black paint overlaid on the metal. This is commensurate with age.

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