Casket Collection (page 14)

Cromwell et Charles Ier 1831 oil panel 30. 5 x 39. 5 cm
Cromwell et Charles Ier, after 1831, oil on panel, 30.5 x 39.5 cm, unsigned and dated, inscribed on casket: CAROLVS, REX, 1649, Paul Delaroche, Paris 1797-1856 Paris

Psyche underworld fetch Proserpina Persephone
Psyche sent into underworld to fetch Proserpinas (Persephone, Core) casket of beauty

Egypt Cairo Museum Fine wooden cover fine wooden
Egypt. Cairo. Museum. Fine wooden cover; fine wooden casket. 1934, Egypt, Cairo

Railroad car carrying Abraham Lincoln casket
Railroad car carrying Abraham Lincolns casket; Samuel Montague Fassett (American, born Canada, 1825 - 1910); 1865; Albumen silver print

Camera Work Portrait Gown Casket 1909 David Octavius Hill
Camera Work: Portrait - The Gown and the Casket, 1909. David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870), and Robert Adamson (British, 1821-1848). Photogravure

Bust of Saint Peter, from the Large Series of Wittenberg Reliquaries; verso: Martin Luther (1548), 1509

A Silver Statuette of an Angel Playing the Harp, from the Large Series of Wittenberg Reliquaries, 1509

A Golden Reliquary with the Tree of Jesse, from the Large Series of Wittenberg Reliquaries, 1509

A selection of the Princes gifts, 1876
A selection of the presents made to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) during his Royal Progress through India in 1875-6. They have been arranged in the India Museum, South Kensington

Coffer of scribe. Spain
Coffer of scribe. Made of wood with mother-of-pearl inlay work. Granadine Circle. 14th century. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Casket on wood depicting... Egyptian art
Painted chest depicting a king on his chariot attacking an enemy. ca. 1340 BC. Found at the Treasure of Tutankhamun. Painted wood. Small chest for sandals. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Furniture

AL CAPONEs GRAVE, 1947. The burial of Al Capone at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph, 6 February 1947

DEATH, 1496. Woodcut allegorical representation of Death from Le grant kalendrier et compost des Bergiers, 1496

Mr. Cockings Parachute
Poster for The Casket July 29 1837 advertising A History of Parachutes recording a full description of Mr. Cockings Parachute, and of its Ascent, and all the Particulars of its Disastrous Descent

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1847. Cold, Misery, and Want, Destroy Their Youngest Child. They Console Themselves With the Bottle. Etching by George Cruikshank from his series, The Bottle, Plate VI

PLAGUE: LEIDEN, 1574. The plague in Leiden, the Netherlands, during the Spanish siege of 1574. Line engraving by J. Orlers, 1614

SYMBOLS: DEATH. Various symbols of death and mourning

Scene from Shakespeares play, The Merchant of Venice
A scene from Shakespeares comedy, The Merchant of Venice, in which Bassanio chooses the leaden casket rather than the gold or silver one, and wins Portia, a rich heiress

Royal visit to India: Prince of Wales presented with address
Royal visit to India: Mr Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) the address of the municipal council at Colombo, Ceylon, 1876 Date: 1876

Procession, Holy Relic of the Tooth, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Annual Procession of the Holy Relic of the Tooth (the Kandy Perahera), Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Kandy is the home of the relic of the tooth of Buddha -- a casket containing it is carried on the back of an

Reliquary casket of Saint Cucuphas. Wooden gilded silver. 14th Century. Detail. Saint Cucuphas martyred over a grill before Maximian. Ca. 1303. From Church of Monestir of St. Cugat. Diocesan Museum

A copy of a reliquary made in Scandinavia at the end of the
Copy of a reliquary made in Scandinavia at the end of the 10th cent. The wooden casket was clad with elk horn and gilt-bronze bands. The form imitated a Viking house

Spain. Galicia. Santiago de Compostela. Cathedral. The silver coffer holding the remains of St. James. Crypt. Built in 19th century. Detail evangelists

Spain. Santiago de Compostela. Cathedral. The silver coffer
Spain. Galicia. Santiago de Compostela. Cathedral. The silver coffer holding the remains of St. James. Crypt. Built in 19th century. Detail Christ pantocrator

Coffer of agates. Spain
Coffer of agates. 11th century. Made in silver and decorated with agates. From the Collegiate Church of Saint Isidore of Leon. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Coffer of the Beatitudes. Spain
Coffer of the Beatitudes. 1063. Ivory plaques depicting the Beatitudes. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Prince, Noble, Page C14
Prince: gipon (doublet), soled & piked hose, knightly-girdle, dagged mantle. Noble: shoulder cape, hood & cloak. Page: wide short sleeveless tunic with side vents, funnel sleeves. Date: 14th century

The Morpeth Casket, or wine cooler. The casket was presented to Lord Morpeth by a large number of the electorate of the West Riding of Yorkshire following his defeat at the previous election

Wooden casket, Freedom of Town of St Louis, Mauritius
A wooden casket representing the Honorary Freedom of the Town of Port Louis, officially awarded to the Mauritius Boy Scouts Association by the Municipal Council in December 1962

Governor viewing exhibition of works, Mauritius
The Governor of Mauritius, Sir John Shaw Rennie (1917-2002), with his wife, Lady Rennie, and scouting leaders, viewing an exhibition of works

Governor, Mayor and Scouts at a rally, Mauritius
The Governor of Mauritius, Sir John Shaw Rennie (1917-2002), with the Mayor of Port Louis (Raymond Devienne), scouting leaders, boy scouts and others at a rally

Governor receiving casket from Mayor, Mauritius
The Governor of Mauritius, Sir John Shaw Rennie (1917-2002), receiving a casket from the Mayor, watched by scouts and others

Snow White silhouette
Snow White asleep in a casket, attended by the Seven Dwarfs. Date: circa 1915

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS, Presentation casket
The casket enclosing the scroll granting the freedom of the City of London to SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS(1821 - 1905), benefactor who founded the Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1894

Shakespeare Tree Used
Casket made from the wood of a mulberry tree, planted, or at any rate owned, by Shakespeare. Date: 1847

Plaques, Scenes, Story, Joshua, 9001000, Constantinople, Byzantine, Ivory, traces, polychromy, gilding, bone, border strips, 17a, 2 1/2 x 3 9/16 1/4, 6.3 9 0.6 cm, b, 1 1/16 1/16, 2.7 9.1 0.2

Half Plan Elevation Catafalque Royal Crown Surmounting
Artokoloro

Sketches Design Casket recto Battle Centaurs
Artokoloro

Elevation Catafalque royal Crown surmounting
Artokoloro

Design Casket Gold Metal Builder Journal 1896
Artokoloro

Europe, Austria, Vienna, Kaisergruft, Imperial Crypt, Capuchin Church, Double coffin of Maria Theresa

NYC: HART ISLAND, 1888. Gravediggers at the potters field on Hart Island, New York City. Photograph, 1888

TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS. Burial of an unknown World War I soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 1921. President Warren G. Harding stands next to the casket

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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.