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From historical plagues to funeral processions, the casket has witnessed it all

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Casket Collection: Lord, have mercy on London. Contemporary English woodcut on the Great Plague of 1665
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Casket Collection: Lord, have mercy on London. Contemporary English woodcut on the Great Plague of 1665
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Casket Collection: Embossed Victorian mourning card, Mary Hickman
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Casket Collection: Italy, Bologna, Still Life
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Casket Collection: Delivery truck c. 1910
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Casket Collection: Kandy - Sri Lanka - Worshipping the tooth relic
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Casket Collection: Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist Procession
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Casket Collection: The burial of Thomas Hardys heart
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Casket Collection: Batgers Christmas crackers box label
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Casket Collection: Casket presented to Mr. Stevens, Secretary to the County Fire Office, 1862. Creator: Unknown
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Casket Collection: The International Exhibition: view of the Mediaeval Court, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
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Casket Collection: Wedding presents to Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, 1862. Creator: Unknown
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Casket Collection: Wedding presents to Her Royal Highness Princess Alice... 1862. Creator: Unknown
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Casket Collection: Medieval enamel and illuminated manuscripts, (1898). Creator: Unknown
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Casket Collection: Silversmiths work (litho)
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Casket Collection: Cover of a coffer, of undetermined size, seen from above
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Casket Collection: Full-length portrait of a young man in 17th century costume. He is shown standing in front of a
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Casket Collection: Jewel case of St. Jacopo, sixteenth-century wooden piece from Florentine school
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Casket Collection: Casket with the hairs of St Clare, Box with the skull of St Agnes
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Casket Collection: Monolithic granite urn with handles, and ivory casket, in the Treasury of St
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Casket Collection: Little byzantine ivory coffer preserved in the Museum of Medieval and Modern Art in Arezzo
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Casket Collection: Relics of Saint Clare in the church of Santa Chiara, Assisi
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Casket Collection: Ms 1847 Transport of the Reliquary of St. Genevieve in Paris, 1594 (gouache on paper)
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Casket Collection: The well preserved body of Napoleon revealed when his coffin was opened on Saint Helena in 1840
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Casket Collection: Reliquary, French (?), ca. 1175-1200 (rock crystal); early 19th century (setting)
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Casket Collection: Casket, c1400, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
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Casket Collection: St Paul Conversing with Thecla, Ivory Panel from Casket Rome, late 4th century
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Casket Collection: Late Roman ivory casket, Death of Judas and the Crucifixion, 5th century
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Casket Collection: Detail of the Cammin Casket
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Casket Collection: Colour illustration of woman with red, long beads, earrings
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Casket Collection: Jewel Casket
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Casket Collection: The Emperor Napoleon lying in state
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Casket Collection: The Shadow of Death, 1870-73 (oil on canvas)
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Casket Collection: Casket, 1569 (bronze)
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Casket Collection: Writing casket, c. 1540-1550 (gilt-bronze)
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Casket Collection: Set containing mathematics instruments (square, compsole, pendulum, compas, rules)
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Casket Collection: Rebecca and Eliezer at the well, 17th century (oil on canvas)
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Casket Collection: Eucharistic casket. Silversmithing. Origin Madrid. 1676. Attributed to Juan de Pedraza
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Casket Collection: Landscape with ruins near the sea Painting by Ernesto Monsu Daret (17th century) Sun 40x50 cm Genes
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Casket Collection: Casket of the princess of Eboli. Palo santo wood. 16th century
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Casket Collection: The History of Hannibal, c. 1570 (tapestry)
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Casket Collection: The port, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
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Casket Collection: The blind beggar on the bridge of the arts in Paris, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
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Casket Collection: The walk, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
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Casket Collection: Games inside the house on a rainy day, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
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Casket Collection: The tram, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
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Casket Collection: Letters G, H and I: 'Guignol, Rattle, Ignorant', in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits
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Casket Collection: The Upper Koenigsbourg in the Vosges and its inauguration; Visit of the castle


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From historical plagues to funeral processions, the casket has witnessed it all. Lord, have mercy on London as we remember the Great Plague of 1665 through contemporary English woodcuts. The passing of Malcolm Young brings us together in solemnity and remembrance. A delivery truck from 1910 carries these somber vessels, a symbol of final farewells. In Kandy, Sri Lanka, worshippers gather to pay homage to the tooth relic while Buddhist processions honor their spiritual traditions. Thomas Hardy's heart finds its resting place in a burial that echoes his poetic soul. Batgers Christmas crackers box label reminds us that even in joyous celebrations, thoughts of mortality linger. An Italian still life painting captures the beauty and fragility of life within a jewel casket adorned with precious treasures. A color illustration portrays a woman draped in red beads and earrings, reminding us of both adornment and mourning rituals throughout history. And finally, we glimpse into history as we witness Napoleon lying in state - an emperor now confined to his eternal casket.